New Boston Colliery

Bate, John, 16 Dec 1886, aged 57, Dataler, Inspection made. He was building a pack when the roof fell on him from over the drawing road. If the roof had been barred this accident would in all probability, not have occurred

Bate, Matthew, 09 Sep 1876, aged 56, Dataler, Crushed between trams on incline

Baynes, Daniel, 16 Jul 1905, aged 45, Daywageman, Inspection made and inquest attended. They were engaged repairing the main brow, on a Sunday, in the Ravenhead Higher Delf Mine. The road, which was about fifteen feet wide in that part, had been falling and under repairs for about a week ; and when they were engaged putting a large baulk of timber up across the road, to complete the timbering, another fall occurred, knocking out six bars, and burying the five men and causing injuries to two other persons [More information ...]

Berry, John, 22 Aug 1888, aged 30, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. As he was charging a shothole the cartridge stuck fast and contrary to rules he was trying to force it out with an iron rammer

Bullen, Thomas, 06 Nov 1876, aged 20, Drawer, Fall of coal

Cain, Daniel, 05 Jan 1878, aged 35, Dataler, While preparing a place for arching, a portion of the roof fell upon him

Cavey, Andrew, 21 Jun 1881, aged 24, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. A fall of roof between the chocks and the face, owing to the weight coming on in the goaf behind. The place had been examined by the fireman twice previous to the accident

Clarkson, William, 08 Apr 1885, aged 25, Drawer, Inspection made. The weight was thrown over the main drawing road from the long wall workings and two men were engaged in timbering the road when as deceased passed under a stone fell on to him. The drawing ought to have been stopped

Cook, James, 16 Jul 1905, aged 36, Daywageman, Inspection made and inquest attended. They were engaged repairing the main brow, on a Sunday, in the Ravenhead Higher Delf Mine. The road, which was about fifteen feet wide in that part, had been falling and under repairs for about a week ; and when they were engaged putting a large baulk of timber up across the road, to complete the timbering, another fall occurred, knocking out six bars, and burying the five men and causing injuries to two other persons [More information ...]

Cook, Samuel, 16 Jul 1905, aged 34, Under Manager, Inspection made and inquest attended. They were engaged repairing the main brow, on a Sunday, in the Ravenhead Higher Delf Mine. The road, which was about fifteen feet wide in that part, had been falling and under repairs for about a week ; and when they were engaged putting a large baulk of timber up across the road, to complete the timbering, another fall occurred, knocking out six bars, and burying the five men and causing injuries to two other persons [More information ...]

Cook, William, 15 Oct 1881, (accident: 20 Dec 1880), aged 40, Collier, Inquest attended. Deceased was injured by an unexpected fall of roof on 20th December 1880

Cooke, Thomas, 29 Jul 1871, aged 11, Taker-off, Injured by trams and tubs below ground

Crawley, John, 28 Jun 1882, aged 50, Dataler, Inspection made. Deceased was running across the pit bottom instead of using the proper road when the cage came down upon him

Dearden, James, 28 Nov 1862, aged 32, Collier, Whilst stepping into the cage at the shaft bottom

Dollen, William, 07 Jul 1892, 10.30 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 19, Drawer, Inquest attended. A large fall occurred. Knocking out some bars which were set 4 feet apart ; the rood had previously fallen high, and the timbering which had covering fell in

Harrison, James, 16 Dec 1871, aged 45, Collier, Fall of roof

Hesketh, Henry, 06 Feb 1878, aged 43, Dataler, Fall of roof whilst drawing chocks. Deceased had just been cautioned by fireman

Hindley, James, 04 Oct 1867, aged 26, Collier, Unexpected explosion of shot

Hodkinson, John, 29 May 1886, aged 15, Drawer, Inspection made and inquest attended. A collier and his two drawers were stowing dirt in an old road when a heavy fall of roof occurred killing Hodkinson and injuring the other two men. The place had been examined by a fireman an hour before and reported safe

Ingleby, William, 11 Sep 1879, (accident: 25 Aug 1879), aged 47, Dataler, He was clearing away a fall when a stone slipped off the top of the heap striking him in the belly. He worked after the accident but died 11th Sept

Kean, Patrick, 25 Jan 1883, aged 26, Dataler, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was drawing a "chock" but neglected to set sufficient props to protect himself whilst doing so, and as ordered by the fireman, when a piece of stone suddenly fell upon him

Leyland, Thomas, 16 Jul 1905, aged 42, Dataller, Inspection made and inquest attended. They were engaged repairing the main brow, on a Sunday, in the Ravenhead Higher Delf Mine. The road, which was about fifteen feet wide in that part, had been falling and under repairs for about a week ; and when they were engaged putting a large baulk of timber up across the road, to complete the timbering, another fall occurred, knocking out six bars, and burying the five men and causing injuries to two other persons [More information ...]

Lowe, Benjamin, 10 Sep 1884, aged 57, Metalman, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was a chargeman well accustomed to the work, and frequent examinations had been made of the roof both by himself and others shortly before the fall, and it was considered quite safe

Marton, Michael, 12 Jul 1883, aged 38, Dataler, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was filling a water tank for the stables, and instead of taking it round by the empty road he, with his mate, pushed it through the cage, without giving any signal to the engineman to keep the cage still, and just at the moment the cage was raised, throwing the tank out, and it fell on deceased

Moulsdale, James, 06 Feb 1877, (accident: 15 Dec 1876), aged 50, Dataler, Crushed beteween tram and roof when riding up incline contrary to rules (Injured December 15th 1876)

O'Brine, Michael, 04 May 1882, aged 37, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was drawing a chock, when his mate called out to him that the roof was falling and before he could get away, it fell upon him

Owen, James, 29 Sep 1874, (accident: 10 Sep 1874), aged 67, Dataller, Fall of roof in Higher Delf. Died 29th

Owen, Peter, 30 Aug 1867, aged 55, Collier, Fall of coal

Pennington, James, 06 Jan 1882, aged 38, Bricksetter, Inspection made. When descending the shaft he fell from the cage. He was subject to fits and it is supposed he had one on this occasion

Radcliffe, Richard, 27 Oct 1869, aged 44, Drawer, Run over by a gang full of tubs by the breaking of an incline rope

Roberts, John, 22 Mar 1886, aged 28, Dataler, Inspection made and inquest attended. Some men were setting up some big bars 20 feet long and 12 inches square. It was necessary to knock out a prop and the men were sent back whilst this was done by one of the number. Deceased was sitting at one end of one of the bars which was lying on the floor when a large quantity of stone fell at the spot where the props had been taken on the other end of the bar and the bar was jerked upwards and deceased thrown against the roof

Rusbottom, Thomas, 22 Jan 1872, aged 54, Furnaceman, Rope slipping on drum

Shaw, John, 09 Dec 1869, aged 45, Collier, Fall of roof

Sutton, Thomas, 20 Sep 1867, aged 30, Labourer, Fall of roof in Main Delph Mine

Twist, Thomas, 14 Jun 1883, (accident: 09 Nov 1882), aged 24, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was injured 9th November 1882 by the fall of a thin shell from the roof. Deceased's mate at the inquest stated that there ought to have been more props set, but there had been some difficulty in getting them from the shunt. More care on the part of the officials would have prevented this accident

Winstanley, Robert, 16 Mar 1882, (accident: 28 Oct 1881), aged 67, Dataler, Deceased received what was considered a slight injury from a fall of roof on the 28th October 1881

Woolham, Thomas, 16 Jul 1905, aged 47, Daywageman, Inspection made and inquest attended. They were engaged repairing the main brow, on a Sunday, in the Ravenhead Higher Delf Mine. The road, which was about fifteen feet wide in that part, had been falling and under repairs for about a week ; and when they were engaged putting a large baulk of timber up across the road, to complete the timbering, another fall occurred, knocking out six bars, and burying the five men and causing injuries to two other persons [More information ...]

Wright, William, 06 May 1875, aged 32, Dataler, Fall of roof