New Fancy Colliery

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Adams, Rowland, 1922, [details unknown]

Beddis, William, 12 Aug 1898, (accident: 10 Aug 1898), aged 60, Hitcher, A piece of coal from the trams which were being banked at the surface fell down the shaft and passing between the top of the cage and the scaffolding above him struck his head when he was taking the empty trams from the cage at the bottom. He died on the 12th

Everett, Thomas, 01 Aug 1874, aged 13, Haulier, Kick of horse

Howell, G., 12 May 1877, aged 16, Haulier, Crushed by trams

Hyett, Frederick Daniel, 26 Mar 1905, (accident: 16 Feb 1905), aged 45, Collier, Frederick Daniel Hyett, 45, collier, died on the 26th March from arsenical-poisoning, self-administered. He had met with an accident when at work at New Fancy Colliery on the 16th February, but had recovered and returned to his work [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Jones, Thomas Ruck, 12 Jul 1899, aged 28, Hodder, In consequence of the winding rope climbing the trough of the pulley, the cage in which he and three others were ascending dropped back a distance of about six feet, jerking him out and causing him to fall about 230 yards to the bottom of the shaft

Phipps, George, 28 Aug 1901, aged 44, Collier, Fall of roof from slips in his working place. He was holing at the time, and the place was apparently well timbered ; probably, a sudden weight caused the slip to liberate the stuff which fell

Price, George, 24 Jun 1871, aged 25, Collier, Fall of roof in the "New Fancy pit"

Saunders, John, 30 Oct 1897, aged 42, Repairer, Fall of rock roof in a roadway where he was filling a tram of rubbish which had been thrown back from a wind road. The place apparently took a sudden weight

Turner, Charles, 24 Nov 1884, aged 18, Collier, Fall of top. He was bringing some coal down the face when a stone fell upon him. It had been examined, and showed no sign of weakness

Webb, Joseph, 12 Jun 1888, aged 55, Pitman, Engaged in an underground staple pit getting out pump rods, his foot slipped from the pump flange or byatt upon which he was standing and he fell about 20 yards into the sump