Netherseal Colliery

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Ashbury, Thomas, 07 Jan 1895, aged 65, Dataller, Deceased was closely following a loaded tram up a steep incline when the chain broke. The tram ran back the sprag failed to stop it and running off the rail it crushed deceased

Baxter, George Harry, 06 Dec 1916, aged 44, Accidently killed by a fall of roof

Berridge, Thomas, 07 Jun 1876, aged 57, Carpenter, Riding up and down the shaft for amusement, and supposed to be trying to get on the top of the cage, when the other cage caught him

Betts, Thomas, 31 Jan 1899, aged 26, Labourer, While attending to an acetylene gas generator, he struck a match and ignited the gas, causing an explosion

Bradford, Aaron Hart, 25 May 1914, (accident: 23 May 1914), aged 58, Stallman, Deceased was at work in a wide heading with a gradient from the side to the rise of 1 in 2. He had been engaged holing on the rise side and was preparing a hole for the wedge in the slotting coal, when about 3 cwt. of coal fell away from a smooth parting, level with the sprag top, and pushed deceased against a prop, fracturing and dislocating the spine, from which he died on 25th May

Bradford, J., 16 Oct 1935, Deputy, killed by the premature explosion of a shot

Bromley, George, 15 Jul 1873, aged 38, Stallman, Fall of roof (Coal, Moira main)

Coleman, William, 02 Aug 1903, aged 46, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was entering his stall to commence the day's work, when a portion of the roof fell and fatally injured him. He died the same day (Main coal seam)

Cook, Conrad, 26 Jun 1912, aged 21, Loader, The roof of the Eureka seam is sandstone rock with occasional smoothed vertical joints. The seam is 3 feet 3 inches in thickness. Two shots had been fired in the coal in front of the gate-road. Deceased had nearly completed filling the coal when a heavy block of rock, 9 feet by 3 feet 3 inches by 2 feet fell from between two rows of props and crushed his head to the ground. It broke over a lid on the waste side, and from a vertical slip at the face side. One end of it was held up by a middle set, but deceased happened to be on his knees directly under the end that went to the ground. A depression of the roof had doubtless caused a slight opening at the vertical slip and permitted the stone to fall away

Coxon, Forrester, 20 Mar 1901, aged 26, Dayman, Fall of roof. Deceased was taking out a prop in front of a coal-cutting machine worked by compressed air, but not working. When the prop was knocked out a quantity of the roof fell and killed deceased. The prop had been used for guiding the crab-rope of the holing machine (Eureka coal)

Dee, Ernest, 23 Oct 1908, aged 38, Dataller, Fall of roof. Deceased and others were raising some steel girders on a main roadway, and after taking two out, some of the roof fell and killed deceased. Another man was injured (Main Coal seam)

Dorrald, Henry, 31 Mar 1882, aged 31, Stallman, Fall of coal while getting them down

Fearn, Frederick, 15 Oct 1873, aged 14, Pony driver, Fell from the cage in ascending the shaft

Foster, Alvin, 27 Feb 1873, aged 13, Labourer, Run over on incline, having left his place of work

Hackwell, Job, 20 Dec 1893, aged 21, Banksman, Deceased was hit by the slipper of the cage. He appears to have thought that the tubs were not securely fixed on the cage and was probably trying to fasten them when the cage descended and caught him

Hart, George, 16 Sep 1901, aged 54, Banksman, He had a fit of apoplexy while at work and died suddenly. An inquest was held, and a verdict given of "died from apoplexy" [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Hawcote, Thomas, 10 Oct 1874, aged 28, Holer, Fall of roof drove a small quantity of gas on to naked lights while men were holing. Stall insufficiently ventilated

Haywood, George, 07 Jan 1897, He died of "chronic tubular neplintes" and "uramic convulsions" after having received a very slight injury in the mine. The accident had nothing to do with the cause of death [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Johnson, John William, 05 Dec 1902, (accident: 02 Dec 1902), aged 43, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased had been getting the timber from a waste and had used a ringer-and-chain for the purpose, but when getting out the timber set temporarily for his protection he knocked a prop out with a hammer, contrary to rule, when about two tons of the rock roof fell and fatally injured him. He died 5th December (Eureka coal)

Jones, John, 05 Jun 1896, aged 54, Labourer, He was supposed to have received a slight injury whilst lifting a sack of corn, but he died from "fatty degeneration of the heart" and "bronchitis." No inquest was held [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Liversuch, Amos, 16 May 1896, aged 53, Shot firer, Fall of side. Deceased and others were taking up the floor near a pack at the side of main haulage road for the purpose of altering the position of the road. This appears to have allowed a large stone resting upon the pack to give way and fall upon deceased

Pratt, Joseph, 31 Aug 1904, aged 38, Stallman, Fall of roof coal. Deceased was clearing up top coal which had been got down by a shot, when a further fall of coal occurred and killed him (Main coal)

Roberts, William, 08 Feb 1909, aged 44, Stallman, The three men working in the stall were taking a rest when a fall occurred from a "bear" or "blister," and killed the deceased. His son was injured (Eureka Coal seam)

Sales, John, 23 Jul 1909, aged 34, Stallman, Deceased was entering a waste for the purpose of getting roof coal down when a fall ran three props out and killed him (Main Coal seam)

Shaw, Thomas, 14 Nov 1881, aged 31, Loader, Travelling down an incline and was run over by a tub that had brokem away from the horse taking it up the incline

Smith, George, 27 Oct 1896, aged 26, Shunter, Attempting to go between two full railway waggons to couple them when be slipped and was run over. He died a few hours after. Had deceased used a coupling pole this accident would not have happened

Taylor, George, 19 Dec 1877, aged 48, Stallman, Fall of coals whilst getting roof coal down in the goaf

Tebbett, Thomas, 30 Aug 1890, (accident: 17 May 1890), aged 36, Stallman, Crushed by a loaded tub whilst endeavouring to lift it on to the rails. Injured May 17

Thorpe, John, 14 Nov 1881, Banksman, Crushed between the buffers of railway waggons

Webster, William, 05 Nov 1883, aged 60, Inclineman, Run over by train on engine plane

Whetton, John, 07 Feb 1899, aged 44, Stallman, Fall of side. Deceased was working in a very steep place, when a large piece of coal fell from the face and knocked out two props, one of which struck deceased and killed him

Winfield, George, 27 Apr 1887, aged 50, Stallman, Fall of roof while getting down top coal in a waste goaf

Wykes, George, 03 Nov 1880, aged 45, Loader, Fall of roof. Underviewer had shortly before withdrawn the men because it was dangerous