Oakwell Colliery

Cowley, Joseph, 22 Sep 1878, aged 30, Stallman, Taking out timber at the gate end when the roof fell upon him

Flint, Richard, 05 Jun 1885, aged 37, Stallman, Taking out holing sprags to get the coal down, when a fall of roof struck him

Goddard, John, 27 Mar 1886, aged 47, Screenman, Struck by a railway wagon

Harris, John William, 25 Nov 1912, aged 49, Dataller, Deceased was drawing girders from an old level with a "Sylvester" when the prop to which it was attached gave way and he was knocked down by part of the roof and covering timber. He was injured internally and died before he was liberated

Millar, Herbert, 24 Feb 1909, aged 46, Loader, The lower part of the coal seam had been holed and slotted, leaving long sprags to the top coal. Deceased seems to have knocked a sprag out to fall the top coal when more coal came than he expected. No sprags were run out, and deceased was killed (Kilburn Coal seam)

Norman, Arthur, 08 Jan 1891, 11.30 a.m., aged 18, Putter, Fall of roof. Accident occurred at the gate probably due to weight and slips in the roof

Riley, John William, 05 Jun 1879, aged 16, Pony driver, Fell into sump. The fencing had been removed for cleaning out the sump

Sidwell, Thomas Henry J., 20 Jun 1911, aged 21, Loader, He was proceeding to the shaft at the end of the shift when he appears to have slipped and fallen, striking his jaw against the end of a full tub which was standing on the haulage road. His neck was dislocated and he died on the spot

Wheatley, George, 02 Jul 1897, aged 41, It was stated that a piece of pyrites from the coal struck deceased in the eye, but it was found that he died from "heart disease, not accelerated by any accident". The verdict of the jury was "died from natural causes" [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Wheatley, James, 30 Sep 1885, aged 32, Stallman, Struck by an empty tub. Having turned the tub over it fell back upon him

Wheatley, Samuel, 19 Nov 1906, (accident: 10 Aug 1903), aged 51, Loader, He was injured in the mine on 10th August, 1903, and died three years three months and nine days later [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

White, John Henry, 01 Oct 1898, aged 24, Loader, Fall of roof. The stallman was taking timber out in the gate-road, with deceased close behind looking on. The stallman knocked a prop out instead of using a ringer-and-chain, as required by the rules of the mine, when a large quantity of roof fell and instantly killed the deceased (Kilburn coal seam)

Whitehead, Joseph, 09 Oct 1901, (accident: 01 Jan 1900), aged 28, Stallman, Deceased was injured in the mine by a fall of roof on 31st January, 1900, and died one year and eight months later [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Wilson, Elijah, 23 Jul 1884, aged 22, Driver, Knocked down and run over by loaded tubs