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Ashton, James H., 28 Jan 1891, (accident: 27 Jan 1891), aged 14, Coal cleaner, Died 28th. crushed between buffers of railway waggon. Inspection and inquest attended

Bainbridge, Charles William, 04 Mar 1918, (accident: 23 May 1915), aged 31, Collier, Injured by a fall of coal 23rd May 1915. Spine fractured. Died this day

Battersby, Samuel, 28 Mar 1873, aged 33, Dayman, Roof falling whilst propping it and preparing for setting couplings [More information ...]

Baxendale, Edward, 16 Aug 1894, aged 32, Collier, Fall of roof in engine plane neglect to examine after taking off quantity of coal from the side which freed the stone

Baxendale, William, 26 Nov 1900, aged 44, Collier, On November 26th, Wm. Baxendale, 44, collier, died whilst at work in the Nook Pit of the Astley and Tyldesley Collieries, Ltd., Tyldesley. At the inquest decided that death was from natural causes [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Beet, William, 01 Mar 1907, (accident: 31 May 1906, 10 a.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 34, Collier, At the working face, from between two slips, timbering distance exceeded. Two props required. Accident occurred 31st May, 1906. Died 1st March, 1907. (Roof good) (Crumbouke seam)

Bellis, Edward, 13 May 1916, aged 38, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Birchall, Alfred, 01 Jun 1888, aged 18, Drawer, Fatal fall of roof between two unseen slips falling over the capping of a prop as he was filling coal in his working place

Birchall, Thomas, 30 Oct 1916, aged 59, Dayhand, Stone fell on his back while setting a bar

Bottomley, Joseph, 18 Jul 1901, aged 28, Shaftman, Fell from cage whilst ascending shaft. The cage passing at speed the place deceased wanted to stop at he got hold of the signal wire to signal stop and was drawn out of cage. Confusion of signals might have been avoided had deceased used special signal wire as directed by the manager to be used

Brooks, Richard, 10 Feb 1882, aged 23, Miner, Roof hearing a fall he went to see and was caught

Brown, Samuel, 03 Apr 1910, (accident: 18 Mar 1910), aged 30, Collier, In working place, whilst drawing a cocker sprag, the roof over the upper sprag fell, 6 yds long, 2 yds. wide 1 ft. 2 ins. thick, between two rows of props. Died April 3 (Trencherbone seam)

Buffey, William, 06 Sep 1898, (accident: 28 Aug 1898), aged 38, Sinker, Fall of roof in water tunnel roadway whilst passing stone 13in. x 9in x 2in fell on top of head, raising a lump only. No wound. Worked the day out, but not afterwards. Unwell. Suddenly died on 6th Sept. Post mortem showed diseased heart alleged that blow on head hastened death

Carrington, Michael, 14 Oct 1895, aged 40, Sinker, Whilst standing on a scaffold plank drilling hole, lost balance fell 4 feet thence down an unprotected hole in centre of shaft 18 yard hole 3ft. 6in. square. The shaft was being stripped or enlarged

Carroll, John, 09 Apr 1924, 11.45 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 35, Labourer, He was fatally crushed between the buffers of two wagons under the screens. No one witnessed the accident and when seen a few minutes before, the deceased was inside a wagon levelling the coal. Four empty wagons were being lowered for a distance of 31 yards along a gradient of 1 in 70. The person who lowered the wagons passed deceased a few minutes before and considered he was out of danger. It is thought he was getting into the last of the stationary wagons as the four empty wagons approached. With ordinary care on the part of the deceased and the person lowering the empty wagons, the accident would have been avoided

Chapman, Joseph, 04 May 1876, (accident: 29 Oct 1875), aged 45, Dayman, Died today from injury by roof falling as he was taking out a chock on 29th October last

Coleman, Thomas, 21 Jul 1929, (accident: 04 Jul 1929), aged 53, Collier, Slight injury to knee by fall of coal. Died 21st

Collier, James, 13 Dec 1920, aged 67, Dayhand, Killed by a fall of roof

Dewhurst, Frederick, 12 Feb 1908, aged 17, Haulage hand, Drawn in between pulley wheel and frame, probably slipped, put out his hand on the rope to save from falling, and by the hold on the rope was drawn

Dickinson, James, 27 Jul 1886, aged 15, Drawer

Dickinson, Thomas, 21 Mar 1902, 3 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 42, Dataller, Fall of side in haulage road from two joints which ought to have been seen. The stone overhung (Binn)

Eagle, George, 04 Nov 1901, Surveyor for Lessor, November 4th, George Eagle, surveyor for lessor, was seriously crushed by tubs in haulage road, Nook Pit, Astley and Tyldesley Collieries. Whilst passing along road to make a survey, lashing chain connecting tubs to rope was loosened by rubbing against low bars, the tubs ran loose and caught Mr. Eagle [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Eden, Peter, 18 Jul 1915, (accident: 07 Jul 1915), aged 42, Collier, Head injured by fall of roof. Died 18th July

Edwards, George Herbert, 04 Jun 1954, aged 32, [details unknown], Buried: Atherton Old Cemetery

Ellison, Thomas, 11 Jan 1894, aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof in waste. Taking out back prop alone stone came from a pronounced break, 6 feet long x 2 feet thick

Fairclough, Thomas, 27 Jan 1892, (accident: 26 Jan 1892, 10.45 a.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 36, Collier, He was taking an empty tub off the endless rope in a downbrow, when a lashing chain broke higher up, and four tubs ran down, caught him, causing severe injuries to his back. There was a manhole within five yards off where he stood, and he appeared to think the tubs would pass him on the opposite road. Died 27th January

Griffiths, Thomas, 04 Mar 1919, aged 42, Daywageman, Killed by a fall of dirt

Guest, William, 24 Jul 1876, aged 28, Dayman, Crushed in the sump hole, into which he along with eleven others were lowered in descending, the engineman having mistaken the handle and turned full steam instead of applying the steam break as he intended

Haden, James, 14 Nov 1887, (accident: 04 Nov 1887), aged 30, Dayman, Died 14th from blood poisoning attributed to a slight injury to one of his fingers by a piece of metal which he was loosening with a pick

Hall, Frederick, 01 Sep 1920, (accident: 21 Aug 1918), aged 46, Dataller, Injury to forehead - struck by prop. Died 1st. Sept 1920

Hampson, Thomas, 25 Dec 1910, (accident: 24 Nov 1910), aged 42, Collier, In working place whilst chipping roof coal with pick, for tub height, a quantity of the roof coal fell from between three breaks capping two props. Only ordinary propping although the breaks should have called for extra propping. Died December 25th (Trencherbone seam)

Hession, Andrew, 22 Sep 1918, (accident: 14 Sep 1918), aged 35, Collier, Fall of coal — injury to head. Died 22nd

Higgins, Patrick, 29 Nov 1900, 12 noon, 6th hour of shift, aged 18, Labourer, Wire rope being used, (worked by steam winch to raise a portion of new staging) came out of pulley, struck and knocked down deceased fracturing his skull.

Horan, James, 26 Feb 1925, aged 35, Dayhand, Fell against coal face injuring his back. Died

Houghton, William, 28 Feb 1929, (accident: 23 Feb 1929), aged 56, Collier, Face injured by fall of clod. Died 28th

Howard, John, 28 Mar 1873, aged 40, Dayman, Roof falling whilst propping it and preparing for setting couplings [More information ...]

Jones, John, 26 Jun 1914, aged 54, Collier, Deceased was working at a Longwall face. A tapered prop, set as a temporary support, on the bottom dirt (2 feet 3 inches thick) gave way at the foot, allowing the roof to fall on him. A prop with a tapered end was hardly a suitable support to set on the edge of the bottom dirt, as the pressure exerted on the prop caused the tapered end to act as a wedge and so split off the front edge of the bottom dirt

Jones, Robert, 21 Dec 1889, aged 21, Miner, Fatally injured at the face of a down brow engine brow by tub waggons forcing open the stop gate the fastening pin having been negligently left out by a drawer. Died same day at Manchester Infirmary. Inspection and inquest attended [Crumbouke Seam]

Kelshaw, William, 03 Oct 1898, aged 34, Roadman, Crushed by tub being improperly moved on endless rope haulage read. Road too low in height, want of room

Kendal, George, 23 Aug 1906, 7 p.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 47, Dataller, In main haulage brow preparing to take out a length of old arching which had settled and flattened until there was not sufficient tub height underneath, three props set on this flat unsupported arch were probably knocked out by a fall of side from a defined slip, this led to the collapse of the arch. Isaac Waterworth, working with deceased, had ribs fractured, yet bravely returned to extricate deceased, then alive ; further falls caused Waterworth to step back, but again and again he returned to the rescue until compelled to seek assistance [More information ...]

Kindley, Robert, 03 Oct 1928, aged 55, Dayhand, Killed by a fall of roof in roadway while sawing timber

Knight, Alfred, 20 Mar 1919, aged 33, Dataller, Killed by a fall of roof

Lethbridge, George, 16 Oct 1882, aged 26, Miner, Roof in main engine plane level as he was passing

Marsh, John, 10 Apr 1891, aged 48, Engine tenter, Killed by the fly-wheel of the underground pumping engine when inside the fence apparently cleaning the engine. Inspection and inquest attended

McCabe, James, 04 Nov 1881, aged 16, Pony driver, Timber coupling falling as he was driving past

McCarthy, John, 27 Oct 1910, aged 52, Collier, At working face piece of rock 18 square feet broke away suddenly without any warning, on two sides breaks from which salt water dropped, shelled off from 10 inches to feather edge, one prop set near further edge was brought down by fall (Trencherbone seam)

McCormack, Thomas, 07 Nov 1894, aged 14, Coal cleaner, Run over by waggons supposed to have been attempting to get on to ride. Had been warned previously not to ride on the waggons

McGrath, Thomas, 21 Jul 1876, aged 37, Dayman, Roof falling as he was taking out chocks

McHugh, Michael, 14 Apr 1902, 9 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 18, Labourer, Crushed between buffers of waggons whilst standing where he had no work to do. Standing between buffers of stationary waggons. Two full waggons being lowered from the dirt shoot got beyond the control of the attendant and ran against the stationary waggons. An alarm was given and deceased was coming out when the buffers jammed together and crushed him

McNab, John, 06 Jun 1913, aged 60, Fireman, Fired a roofing down shot with 1 lb. samsonite, using cable 22 yards long ; knelt in the roadway right in line with the shot ; took no shelter ; was hit over the right eye by a stone projected from the shot

Mercer, Charles, 16 Jul 1917, aged 18, Drawer, Killed by a fall of coal

Millward, John, 07 Sep 1915, aged 18, Drawer, Run over by tubs while walking outbye

Moran, James, 17 Dec 1925, (accident: 29 Sep 1925), aged 60, Dayhand, Spine fractured by fall of roof. Died 17th Dec

Morris, Robert, 09 Dec 1924, (accident: 03 Nov 1924, 12.15 p.m., 6th hour of shift), aged 28, Collier, The deceased was pinching down some coal, using a bar for the purpose, when some roof stone fell away with the coal, causing internal injuries from which he died on 9th December. A slip parallel to the coal and about 4 ft. from it was visible prior to the accident. The place was well timbered according to rule, but knowing that one slip existed, better judgment would have been shown if an extra prop had been set, thereby anticipating the presence of a parallel slip over the solid coal

Oldfield, William, 22 Dec 1914, aged 32, Collier, Deceased had been attempting to get down some coal, but failing to do so he reset a sprag and commenced to hole the coal further under. The overhanging coal displaced a sprag and fell on him. His operations under the coal in addition to his previous attempt to get the coal down had liberated the coal

Platt, Andrew, 02 Jun 1903, 4.30 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof in roadway whilst repairing near face ; timbering rule not complied with. Space 8 feet by 5 feet without support (Good roof) (Crumbouke seam)

Potter, James, 15 Nov 1882, (accident: 13 Nov 1882), aged 47, Miner, Strained when lifting a tub. Died 15th

Ratcliffe, Samuel, 01 Feb 1897, aged 15, Hooker on, Whilst sliding or about to slide down rope in staple pit he fell 22 yards. Gross recklessness, a ladder was provided

Rigby, John Charles, 29 Nov 1927, aged 39, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof at face

Rigby, Samuel, 30 Apr 1925, aged 37, Haulage, Head trapped between box and tub

Roden, Timothy, 24 Jul 1884, aged 17, Dayman, Roof, while getting stone out of the goaf for walling

Rose, Thomas, 09 Jul 1908, (accident: 08 Jul 1908), aged 34, Collier, Fall of coal from face from between slips, arranging to set a cocker sprag which was urgently required and ought to have been set sooner. (Died 9th) (Trencherbone Seam)

Sheridan, Thomas, 24 Apr 1896, aged 32, Drawer, Fall of roof in shunt 20 yards from the working place. Was pulling down the roof when weighting commenced. The collier ought not have permitted drawer to do this

Stockton, John, 28 Jul 1895, (accident: 02 Jan 1894), aged 34, Collier, Alleged to have been struck behind the ear by a piece of coal which flew from face on 2nd January 1894. Died on 28th July 1895

Stott, William, 17 Feb 1928, aged 65, Dayhand, Crushed by runaway tub against roof

Swanton, Charles, 06 Feb 1889, aged 38, Dayman, Fatal by roof was assisting to take up landing plates and put down rails at the bottom of a brow. Inspection and inquest attended [Crumbouke Seam]

Todd, John Holmes, 12 Apr 1927, aged 30, Brakesman, Found lying between waggons

Walker, William Edward, 28 Jun 1897, aged 26, Fireman, Fall of pulley wheel frame on haulage road. Insecurely fixed. Displaced either by fall of side or pulled down by haulage rope when set left the rails

Walsh, John, 17 Mar 1914, (accident: 16 Mar 1914), aged 17, Drawer, Deceased was taking a full tub down a drawing road, which for about 30 yards had a falling gradient of 1 in 7 and then continued level. He used a scotch but it had apparently come out and the tub got away too fast and knocked out a prop, causing a fall which partially buried deceased. His head was cut, but when liberated he walked home. Instead of carrying out the doctor's instructions to rest, he went out again during the day, and at night took ill and died on the following day

Watkins, Albert Edward, 13 Mar 1918, aged 53, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

West, James, 09 Dec 1914, aged 18, Haulage hand, Deceased was struck on the head by a small pulley which broke away from its framing. The pulley was secured by a bolt with a nut and washer on the end. The nut was apparently a slack fit, and the bolt was drawn out of the nut by a partial stripping of the threads

Whiteside, Henry, 09 Sep 1921, aged 20, Drawer, Killed by a fall of clod

Wooley, Arthur, 12 Dec 1933, aged 21, Haulage hand, Lashing chain and haulage rope, ankle caught in kink and fractured it