Outwood Colliery

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Ainscough, John, 05 Jun 1924, aged 32, Collier, Fall of coal — fractured leg

Aldred, Percy, 21 Mar 1907, 4.45 p.m., 10th hour of shift, aged 21, Taker-off, Riding, where strictly prohibited, on gang of full tubs, at a low place where only 4 to 6 inches clearance he was crushed to death. He had finished work

Ashton, Daniel, 27 Dec 1895, aged 55, Collier, In working place from between pronounced weight break and coal face about 4 feet. No props under. Break clearly to be seen before fall

Atherton, Herbert, 05 May 1908, aged 29, Dataller, Fall of roof. In roadway, whilst repairing, in pulling down stone to make height he loosened another large stone which came away from a slip. A bar should have been set. (Good roof) (4 feet seam)

Atherton, John, 24 Oct 1881, Fireman, Roof. When drawing props

Barlow, Joseph, 02 Nov 1868, Miner, Roof of the 2-yard mine falling upon him

Barlow, William, 13 Sep 1878, aged 33, Miner, Roof falling as he and others were timbering

Barratt, Isaac, 27 Jul 1889, (accident: 19 Jul 1889), aged 18, Coal picker, Fatally injured consequent on his hook slipping as he was on a boat. Inspection. Died 27th. Not comprised by the Act

Barrett, Squire, 25 Feb 1885, aged 37, Miner, Fatal fall of roof stone while drawing props in a finished bay in the two yards mine. The stone dropped from between two slips while he was chipping the roof to loosen a prop

Beckett, James, 03 Nov 1897, aged 55, Fireman, Fall of roof in a working place from breaks. Insufficiently timbered

Beckett, Samuel, 20 Jan 1875, aged 67, Coal Miner, Roof falling where a pack wall was being built to support the roof. [More information ...]

Birch, Thomas, 12 Aug 1914, (accident: 10 Aug 1914), aged 19, Drawer, Deceased was using an iron drag 2 feet 9 inches in length as a crowbar to prize back some long props on to a timber tram to enable him to unhook a coupling chain. The crowbar slipped as he was pulling at it, and the end of it struck him in the abdomen rupturing a small intestine. He died two days later

Blant, Robert, 03 Oct 1895, aged 28, Collier, Fall of coal from face whilst pulling coal it came further than expected brought down a sprag one sprag in 10ft. 6 in. length

Booth, Thomas, 02 Dec 1871, aged 20, Assistant hooker-on, Falling down the shaft from the four feet mouthing

Brooks, Matthew, 16 May 1888, aged 44, Hooker on, Fatally crushed at the bottom of an underground or staple pit by the engineman starting the cage without the signal being given for which he was prosecuted

Brown, John, 07 Dec 1874, (accident: 30 Nov 1874), Coal miner, Explosion of firedamp. Having cut through into a previously inaccessible place they were examining inside with a candle instead of stopping up the hole and reporting. Ellis died 6th Dec, Brown 7th [More information ...]

Burrows, John William, 01 Nov 1921, aged 32, Collier, Fatal injuries by fall of clod

Clark, Robert, 30 Jan 1912, aged 41, Collier, Fall of coal and clod from face of working place, from a break which ought to have been seen, and neglect to set a sprag ordered by the fireman

Clegg, John, 26 May 1900, (accident: 26 Apr 1900, 1 p.m., 7th hour of shift), aged 53, Collier, Fall of roof in working place from slip known to be present between face and timber. Died 26th May. (Bad roof.) (Doe Mine)

Clough, James, 02 Nov 1873, aged 33, Horse Keeper, Thrown out as he was ascending the two yards shaft, the rope having got off the drum when he had ascended 50 yards

Coltman, John, 27 Oct 1903, 11.30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 47, Collier, Full of coal from face of working place, rode over a sprag which was too short for the purpose, being almost straight up had no lean. The top of the coal overhung the sprag 17 inches (Two Yards seam)

Cooper, S., 12 Jul 1928, (accident: 05 Jul 1928), aged 24, Haulage hand, Leg fractured by broken haulage rope. Died 12th

Crossley, Henry, 12 Feb 1869, aged 45, Miner, Struck by windlass handle. The rope coiled in a heap, and then the outer coils slipped, which caused him to let go the handle, thinking the rope had broken

Crossley, Robert, 12 Feb 1895, aged 15, Inclineman, Hooker-on in downbrow at level end stood on rope before first tub to ride up to points 16 yards above slipped tubs passed over him

Davenport, Benjamin, 08 May 1867, aged 34, Suffocated by afterdamp [More information ...]

Davenport, James, 28 Oct 1910, (accident: 27 Oct 1910), aged 37, Collier, Fall of coal from side. Whilst pulling the coal his feet slipped on the incline, 1 in 2½ so that the fell on him. He treated it so lightly that he walked 200 yards up the incline plane, rising 1 in 2½, and died 28th (Trencherbone seam)

Davenport, Richard, 14 May 1895, aged 20, Waggoner, Fall of coal from face came over two sprags one of which was too short and easily overridden

Davies, Charles, 30 Nov 1925, aged 60, Engineman, Found dead with wound on head

Davies, Isaac, 02 Nov 1899, 7 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 49, Collier, Fall of coal from working face, from loose corner ; either holing without sprags or standing in front after taking out sprags

Drinnan, Alexander, 20 Oct 1891, (accident: 17 Oct 1891), aged 45, Miner, Fatally injured by roof from a slip at his coal face. Died 20th. Inspection and inquest attended

Ellis, William Henry, 06 Dec 1874, (accident: 30 Nov 1874), aged 27, Coal miner, Explosion of firedamp. Having cut through into a previously inaccessible place they were examining inside with a candle instead of stopping up the hole and reporting. Ellis died 6th Dec, Brown 7th [More information ...]

Flitcroft, William Mills, 02 Nov 1904, 2.50 p.m., 9th hour of shift, aged 33, Collier, Whilst passing through shunt of engine plane, travelling out from work, met a train of empty tubs, got confused and stepped from the road he was on to the other road in front of the ingoing train (Two yards seam)

Foster, James, 11 Dec 1896, (accident: 30 Nov 1896), aged 36, Dataller, Fall of roof in waste 6 yards back from face ought to have been pulled down. Died 11th December

Francis, Levi, 17 May 1888, aged 45, Miner, Fatal fall of roof from pothole at the face of a cut through

Frith, Edward, 17 Jan 1889, aged 28, Miner, Fatal by stone falling from the side as he was stowing dirt. Inspection and inquest attended [Doe Seam]

Gallagher, Thomas, 27 Jun 1900, 2 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 23, Taker off, Fall of side in jigbrow whilst getting a full tub past a prop, which the tub caught, quite an inch out of prop by rubbing : side broken and ready to collapse (Trencherbone Mine)

Grimshaw, Harry, 17 Feb 1927, aged 46, Collier, Injury by fall of clod

Grundy, Giles, 12 Dec 1868, aged 12, Assistant hooker-on, Crushed by the cage at the 4-feet working. He, apparently, was lifting the catch before the cage had stopped

Halliday, John, 15 May 1912, aged 51, Dataller, In a finished working place, taking out a prop, using a short hammer. A Sylvester close at hand should have been used

Halliday, John, 15 May 1915, aged 51, Dataller, In a finished working place, taking out a prop, using a short hammer. A Sylvester close at hand should have been used

Halliday, John, 26 Mar 1919, aged 27, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Hamblett, James, 03 Dec 1873, aged 22, Dayman, Crushed by the cage in the underground winding shaft, as he had put in a tub waggon

Haslam, James Edward, 20 Oct 1912, (accident: 19 Oct 1912), aged 29, Waggoner, A full waggon of coal being lowered whilst two-thirds filled dirt tub going up, crab in gear and man turning handle, coal waggon stopped, deceased went down the brow to see what was wrong, found the tub off rails, lifted it on rails, remained in the brow pushing down at the full coal tub, the crab came out of gear, the tub of dirt overpowered the coal tub, drew it up brow, deceased being then in front, at a low bar his head was caught and crushed. The paul on the crab could not have been properly put in position, the jerk of the ropes caused the crab to be put out of gear. Deceased should not have remained in the brow behind the coal tub. Died on 20th October

Haslam, John, 04 Apr 1900, 11 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 41, Collier, Fall of roof in working place ; 4 bars collapsed ; the first bar to give way had just been put up had no weight on, and probably not well set. (Roof bad locally, generally good.) (5 Quarters Mine)

Haslam, Richard, 28 Nov 1902, (accident: 04 Jun 1902), aged 67, Labourer, On 28th November, Richard Haslam, 67, labourer, died ; on 4th June whilst working at Outwood Colliery he slipped on the iron plates on the pit's brow ; broke his thigh. He was discharged from the infirmary on June 30th. His death was due to natural causes [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Hathaway, William Henry, 16 Apr 1924, 7.30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 29, Collier, The deceased was killed by a fall of coal at the face. The seam had an inclination of 1 in 3, and he was pulling the top portion of the seam, 2½ ft. thick, when several yards of coal rolled off the bottom portion and caught him. The mass came away from a break about 2 ft. from the face of the coal

Haworth, Richard, 08 May 1867, aged 27, Suffocated by afterdamp [More information ...]

Heathcote, Thomas, 27 Sep 1895, aged 19, Waggoner, Riding in downbrow on full set going up crushed by tubs believed that he was getting off when he slipped when approaching a landing where it would have been seen that he was riding it being against orders to ride. Separate travelling road now made

Heaton, Richard, 22 Jan 1906, (accident: 04 Jan 1906, 8 a.m., 2nd hour of shift), aged 45, Dataller, Fall of roof in level whilst repairing, had tried several times to prise down the stone with a crowbar, whilst under the stone chipping with a pick to loosen it, suddenly it fell on him, breaking his back. Died on 22nd. (Roof, good) (Three yards seam)

Hewart, George, 18 Jan 1915, aged 30, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Heyes, Samuel, 23 Jun 1916, aged 44, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Hilton, George, 01 Apr 1898, aged 57, Dataller, Fall of roof in old drawing level whilst repairing

Hobson, Thomas, 10 Mar 1920, aged 40, Collier, Struck by prop — fractured skull

Hogg, James, 21 Nov 1898, aged 61, Dataller, Fall of roof on horse level from two known pronounced faults. Deceased took out a prop remonstrance of a fellow dataller and immediately the roof fell

Holt, John, 18 Jul 1871, aged 29, Hooker on, Caught between two tub waggons, the engineman having drawn the train too far up the brow

Holt, John Thomas, 06 Dec 1909, (accident: 24 Mar 1909), aged 48, Collier, Whilst repairing in roadway, a piece of clod 4 ft. in diameter suddenly burst from the roof; all the sides of the fall were smooth like glass, and there is reason to believe gas assisted to force out the clod. Died 6th December. (Roof good) (Trencherbone seam)

Houghton, Walter Charles, 20 May 1911, aged 42, Collier, Fall of roof. At face of working place, from between a fault and a slip, both known. Inclination of seam 1 in 2½, height of place 9 feet. The fall was 35 feet long, greatest width 19 feet, thickness 9 feet. Probably a sprag was being taken, as the coal fell the roof followed. It took 10 hours to recover one body. Chocks or a pack should have been placed under these conditions, simple props not sufficient (Trencherbone seam) [More information ...]

Hughes, James, 25 Mar 1886, aged 49, Daywageman, Fatal. Fall of roof and timber in a waggon road where he and another were engaged repairing and re-timbering at an old shunt. Accidental

Hughes, James Henry, 08 Jul 1904, 9.30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 20, Waggoner, Fall of coal from face, some had been pulled down, was passing in front when a further fall occurred : he thought all had fallen (Five Quarters seam)

Jackson, Nicholas Harry, 23 Jun 1894, aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof in working place whilst taking out a prop want of care and protecting props

James, John, 26 Nov 1880, Miner, Leg splintered. Coal falling as he was about to wedge it down. Two Yards Mine

Johnson, Luther, 24 Jun 1889, (accident: 08 Dec 1888), aged 30, Daywageman, He was injured on the 8th December 1888, died today in the Bury Workhouse where he was sent as incurable, from the effects of the accident. The doctor gave the certificate being sufficiently careful to observe that the death was from the accident and it was reported to the coroner. The accident occurred in one coroner's district, the death in another and the burial in a third. Inquiry [Doe Seam]

Jones, William Henry, 13 Sep 1900, 8 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 18, Horse driver, Fall of roof in level whilst passing along. Fireman examined a few minutes before. (Good roof.) (4 Feet Mine)

Kay, John, 25 May 1899, 2.30 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 71, Dataller, Crushed by tubs in horse road whilst waiting to pass

Keenan, James, 22 Jan 1908, (accident: 16 Jan 1908), aged 38, Collier, Piece of cannel flew from pick point, cut the knuckle of left hand slightly. He continued work the day out, played the following day, and the day following that saw Dr. Enright. Blood poisoning ensued from which he died on the 22nd inst

Kershaw, Edmund, 28 Aug 1914, aged 38, Dataller, Deceased and others were engaged in removing a small fan engine from the side of a roadway. Whilst so engaged several bars supporting the roof suddenly collapsed and a fall of roof occurred burying Kershaw and one of his mates. Kershaw was killed outright, and the other man injured [More information ...]

Kershaw, Edward, 17 Dec 1927, aged 50, Dayman, Fall of side knocked out props — fractured skull

Lindley, Eli, 17 Jan 1889, aged 24, Miner, Fatal by coal falling from a face six yards wide, where he was working with his father they had fired a shot and partially filled the fallen coal away when more fell. Inspection and inquest [Two Yard Seam]

Lindley, Thomas, 18 Oct 1882, aged 53, Miner, Coal thrown from solid face of level by pressure of gas

Lloyd, Samuel, 18 Aug 1892, 12 noon, 6th hour of shift, aged 30, Fireman, Suffocated by firedamp. Went into gas beyond his lamp, attempting to remove gas. Was found with a square piece of brattice in his hand, as though he had been "wafting"

Lomax, Alfred Thomas, 14 Dec 1902, (accident: 22 Nov 1902, 6.45 a.m., 1st hour of shift), aged 26, Collier, Fall of roof at face of working place. A prop supporting following dirt 10 inches thick was disturbed in drawing a loose prop from between the set prop and the coal face. The following dirt struck deceased on the back fracturing the spine. Died 14th December (Good roof) (Four Feet)

Lomax, John William, 16 Jun 1901, (accident: 13 Jun 1901), aged 26, Collier, Fall of roof in working place. A prop not firmly footed was pushed out by deceased when shovelling coal down to drawer ; dip 1 in 2½. Died 16th. (Good roof) (Gingham)

Lomax, Philip, 06 Dec 1913, aged 41, Fitter, Preparing to bar flywheel round to get to cataract pump of large air-compressing engines, made by Fraser and Chalmers. The flywheel reversed, kicked-back, causing the lever deceased held to fly up, inflicting a fatal blow on the jaw. There must have been some air pressure in the cylinders

Longworth, William, 01 Jul 1869, aged 32, Miner, Crushed by a waggon in a brow. It had got off the rails and he was lifting it on without securely fastening the handle of the windlass to which it was attached by a rope

Lowe, William, 02 Feb 1899, 2 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 46, Bandsman, Fell from top of upcast shaft to bottom, 110 yards, passed through fencing in fan drift before having fully got his sight, walked into shaft

Lucas, John, 24 Feb 1903, 10.30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 64, Dataller, Fall of roof in roadway whilst repairing, footridding for making increased height, must have disturbed a prop and let down the stone. (Good roof.) (Cannel seam)

Mann, Peter, 28 Jun 1915, aged 15, Haulage hand, Caught by train of full waggons — fractured leg

Marsland, William, 17 Nov 1870, aged 38, Miner, Roof falling in Gingham 4-ft mine

Matthews, John, 11 May 1893, aged 43, Collier, Coal from face had knocked out two props under broken roof. He was resetting one of these props when the roof fell on to him 11 feet long by 3 feet 6 inches wide. The fall came from a well known break

May, James, 11 Dec 1871, Waggoner, Roof, &c., falling as he was filling coal at a fall in a level

Mills, Aaron, 08 Feb 1907, 10.30 p.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 58, Collier, In the roadway, from taking out a prop by throwing a stone at it, had been ordered not to take out the prop. (Good roof) (Four feet seam)

Mitchell, Thomas, 12 Nov 1874, aged 21, Coal miner, Roof falling

Napkin, Thomas, 15 Aug 1911, aged 25, Waggoner, Fall of roof. In working place at the face, the height of place 10 feet, dip 1 in 2½. The fall came from the front of a stratum of shale 2 feet 3 inches thick overlying the seam. Spurn props set against the stratum might have prevented the fall (Trencherbone seam)

Needham, James, 20 May 1911, aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof. At face of working place, from between a fault and a slip, both known. Inclination of seam 1 in 2½, height of place 9 feet. The fall was 35 feet long, greatest width 19 feet, thickness 9 feet. Probably a sprag was being taken, as the coal fell the roof followed. It took 10 hours to recover one body. Chocks or a pack should have been placed under these conditions, simple props not sufficient (Trencherbone seam) [More information ...]

Norris, Frank, 09 May 1911, aged 18, Waggoner, Found lying dead in roadway near to crab ; probably struck on head by the crab handle, which may have slipped from his hand ; his skull was fractured

Nuttall, George, 01 May 1874, (accident: 22 Apr 1874), aged 44, Coal miner, Burned by explosion of firedamp in five quarter mine. The gas accumulated in consequence of his having dissaranged the brattice whilst clearing dirt and it fired on his returning with an open light. Died 1st May

Olive, George, 17 Oct 1888, aged 44, Horsekeeper

Olive, William, 14 Jun 1875, aged 28, Waller, Roof falling at the back of a pack wall, Doe Mine, whilst endeavouring to escape

Parish, James, 30 Jan 1911, (accident: 12 Dec 1910), aged 39, Collier, Fall of following dirt at face whilst getting coal. Ought to have been pulled down. Died January 30th, 1911 (2 yard seam)

Partington, Edward, 28 Sep 1887, aged 16, Waggon loader, Fatal. Crushed between a railway waggon and an iron column at the screens

Partington, John, 22 May 1882, aged 45, Dayman, Falling out of cage in ascending being unwell

Pilling, Isaac, 20 May 1919, aged 38, Collier, Killed by being struck on head by crab handle

Pollit, James, 03 Sep 1880, Miner, Thigh fractured by coal from the face of an upbrow. Three Yard Mine

Roach, William, 11 Nov 1892, 5.30 a.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 19, Horse driver, Fell from cage whilst ascending the shaft. It is supposed he was adjusting his dress whilst stooping, overbalanced and fell out of cage

Roscoe, Roger, 20 Jan 1875, aged 38, Dayman, Roof falling where a pack wall was being built to support the roof. [More information ...]

Rothwell, William, 31 Dec 1909, aged 18, Pony driver, Riding out on the first of a gang of tubs, stooping down to detach the pony, he overbalanced, fell, was crushed by the tubs

Rushton, William, 14 Feb 1927, aged 62, Dataller, Head and spine injured while riding on a tub

Seddon, Edward, 22 Mar 1875, aged 51, Coal Miner, Coal falling in 2 yards mine

Seddon, Jesse, 04 Feb 1886, aged 16, Hooker on, Fatal at bottom of brow by a tub running down in consequence of the breakage of a coupling chain. He might have stood safely at either side of the brow. The chain broke at a latent defect in the welding and the catch drag had just been removed from behind the tram in order to put a tub on the rails. Accidental

Seddon, John, 08 May 1867, aged 28, Suffocated by afterdamp [More information ...]

Seddon, John, 28 Apr 1888, (accident: 23 Feb 1888), aged 44, Dayman, Fatally hurt by coal falling from the side of an airway which he wa repairing. Died April 28th

Seddon, John, 22 Mar 1910, aged 63, Dataller, At No. 2 landing, main haulage road. Caused by deceased failing to detach small engine haulage rope. On attaching to main haulage rope, the small rope pulled out a prop, the key support to several bars ; these were displaced, and a large quantity of roof fell (Cannel seam)

Siddall, Robert, 20 Jul 1887, aged 21, Miner, Fatal fall of coal from a pillar off which a strip of three yards in width was being worked along level. It appeared that sprags should have been used

Simm, Abraham, 13 Oct 1885, aged 43, Hooker on, Fatal, at landing in engine brow and which dips about 1 in 3 and a half. The rope, three quarter inch in diameter broke and he was caught by the tubs which ran back. A daily examination of the rope did not appear to have been made

Stringfellow, James, 07 Dec 1896, aged 28, Collier, Fall of coal from face not sufficiently spragged from back which ought to have been seen

Sutton, Alfred, 14 Jan 1914, aged 39, Shunter, Deceased had given a signal to the engineman to move on. The wagons were pushed some distance and then stopped to allow another engine to pass. After waiting some time for a signal from deceased to move on again, another shunter went to the end of the wagons and found him lying across the rails. The wagon wheels had passed over his chest. It is not certain as to how he came to be found in this position

Tatlock, Herbert, 24 Jan 1900, (accident: 22 Jan 1900, 7.30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift), aged 28, Waggoner, Struck by handle of winch, whilst lowering a tub of dirt, the tub was pushed into brow. Owing to slack rope the jerk broke the rope. Ought to have been two attending the winch. The rope was comparatively new, three-eights inch iron rope. Died 24th January (Doe Mine)

Tatlock, Moses, 07 Oct 1870, aged 12, Jig hooker, Roof falling in 2-yard mine

Turner, Thomas, 15 Jan 1866, (accident: 18 Dec 1865), aged 39, Miner, Explosion of firedamp in the Doe mine. Died 15th Jan, 1866. His place had been clear during the morning but having gone out for an hour gas accumulatd and he omitted to try with the safety lamp on returning

Walker, Benjamin, 23 Mar 1917, aged 65, Dayman, Killed by a fall of roof

Walker, Frederick, 11 Jan 1904, 5.30 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 29, Dataller, Crushed by tubs being drawn by horse ; stumbled whilst passing

Wardle, Ellis, 30 Jun 1907, (accident: 26 Jun 1907, 12.30 Noon, 6th hour of shift), aged 35, Collier, Three ribs broken puncturing lungs, compound fracture of jaw, from frame of jig falling or being pulled on to him. In front pulling at the rope, another collier behind jig pushing at the drum, trying to get two full dirt tubs started. Deceased walked underground up incline 1 in 2½ and walked home. Died on 30th from inflammation of lungs

Wardle, Thomas, 25 Sep 1902, 7.30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 22, Drawer, Fall of roof in a level. Deceased had turned his empty tub over by the side of the level to allow another drawer to take a full tub past. Deceased told the other drawer to come on and was holding the empty tub. The full tub in passing caught the empty tub, knocked it against a prop which was displaced and let down a stone resting upon it (Average roof) (Two yards)

Whittaker, John, 28 Sep 1898, aged 65, Dataller, Fall of side on horse level whilst filling dirt

Whittle, Isaac, 05 Dec 1875, aged 69, Furnaceman, Suffocated at the furnace during the night, a part of the mine having got on fire

Whittle, William, 08 Dec 1869, aged 12, Boy, Crushed by the cage and then falling down the shaft from a mouthing midway, as he was attemting to get into the cage after the signal to go on had been given

Williamson, Edmund, 08 Feb 1888, aged 37, Miner, Fatal fall of coal from the rise side of a level which he and another miner were dressing

Williamson, Thomas, 08 Mar 1925, aged 51, Dataller, Run over by tubs

Wolstenholme, Thomas, 09 Aug 1899, 11.50 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 29, Collier, Fall of roof in working place between pronounced breaks ; two props displaced

Yates, John, 04 Jul 1900, 12 noon, 6th hour of shift, aged 31, Dataller, Fall of roof in jigbrow whilst repairing ; bar wanted at lip edge. (Average roof.) (Two Yards Mine)

Yates, Levi, 16 Jul 1887, aged 32, Miner, Fatal fall of coal which he was forcing down with a bar after having withdrawn the sprags