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Bagley, James, 22 Sep 1913, aged 61, Coal Miner, A ripping shot had been fired, and while deceased was watching the deputy pull down some more stone, a piece of sandstone, 8 feet by 2¾ feet by 1 foot, fell from the roof and crushed him. He should not have stood where he knew the stone was dangerous

Briggs, J., 28 Dec 1877, aged 25, Collier, Fall of coal

Brookes, James, 04 Nov 1933, aged 50, Chocker/packer, Withdrawing roof supports from waste — he had withdrawn the front timbers and some at the back leaving one in the centre when he was attaching sylvester to prop when there was a fall killing him instantly

Burke, John, 24 Feb 1884, (accident: 22 Feb 1884), aged 43, Collier, Run over by corves ; died 24th Feb.

Carter, T., 05 Apr 1898, aged 29, Collier, Fall of roof

Cherryholme, William, 28 Aug 1911, aged 50, Miner, He was coming out-bye when 12 full tubs ran back from the pass-bye down the ending and fatally crushed him against the side of the road. If a drag had been used behind the tubs the accident would not have happened, but a drag was not provided, and stop blocks were not fixed. The ending had an inclination of 1 in 27

Copley, William Malon, 03 Jun 1915, aged 20, Joiner, Standing on enginehouse wall assisting joiner to remove a wood spar when he overbalanced and fell to concrete floor of engine house. The sole of one of his boots was broken

Coward, John, 03 Nov 1908, aged 19, Screener, He had been in a pump house to get his breakfast and on coming out passed between two full wagons standing three feet apart, to return to his work, and as he did so 14 full wagons which were being pushed by the locomotive bumped into one of the standing wagons with the result that he was crushed between the buffers and instantly killed

Crane, Charles Norman, 25 Feb 1914, aged 16, Pony Driver, He was riding on the second tub of a set of eight full ones which he was taking to the pass-bye when the first tub left the rails and knocked out a prop letting down a steel girder which struck him, fatally injuring him. Deceased had not used sufficient lockers although he had been cautioned by another driver before he removed the safety blocks

Dawson, W., 09 Aug 1876, aged 17, Struck by cage at shaft bottom

Dixon, William, 29 Jan 1902, (accident: 21 Dec 1901), aged 33, Miner, Died 29th January. Fall in a working place. Cause — a slip

Docherty, John, 26 Feb 1927, aged 26, Fell down the shaft from a scaffold [More information ...]

Eccles, William, 03 Oct 1914, aged 45, Boiler Fireman, He was shovelling small coal on the flat sheets in front of a boiler when his shovel caught against the edge of one of the sheets and he injured his left wrist. Blood poisoning set in from which he died

Fleming, Tom, 26 Feb 1927, aged 34, Fell down the shaft from a scaffold [More information ...]

Frudd, E., 21 Oct 1934, (accident: 20 Oct 1934), aged 40, Screen greaser, On a play day he took off the clutch for screen machinery to clean and oil it — after doing so he started the machinery and a few moments later was found wrapped round clutch shaft. Died following day

Garbutt, Richard, 04 Oct 1912, (accident: 14 Aug 1912), aged 27, Miner, Coal pillars on the sides of the North-west Bord were being taken out. To do this the colliers "break in" at the centre of the pillar and carry 4 yard bord pieces right and left. Garbutt was working at this when a stone weighing about two tons fell from a parting in the roof on to him. He died on the 4th October

Goodwin, William, 03 May 1904, (accident: 13 Nov 1903), aged 42, Collier, Died from injuries received on November 13th, 1903. A shot had been fired in the ripping of a gateway which had dislodged a large quantity of rock. He was removing the stone, when a piece fell and broke his back. He had ventured under the shot-shaken roof without setting timber or getting down the dangerous rock

Hanson, Frrederick, 21 Nov 1934, (accident: 13 Nov 1934), aged 52, Collier, At work in buttock when roof band fell — spinal injury. Died 8 days later

Hanson, J. I. Dawson, 23 Jun 1909, aged 14, Pony Driver, He was found dead under a train of full tubs. He was a very smart, energetic boy, and it is probable that he was experimenting with the full tubs, when they got out of his control. He had no right to touch the full train

Hofton, J., 15 Aug 1894, aged 54, Collier, Fall of roof

Howarth, H., 01 Feb 1903, (accident: 23 Jan 1903), aged 28, Collier, Died 1st February. The roof of the working place began to settle, and Howarth was making his escape by the gate road, when a large piece of side fell and fatally injured him. Another man was severely injured

Idle, J., 26 Nov 1886, aged 36, Collier, Fall of roof

Lee, G., 17 Dec 1887, aged 48, Collier, Fall of roof

Marsden, John, 27 Nov 1908, aged 31, Contractor, He and his mate were ripping a road, and at the time of the accident were drilling a hole for a shot to blow down some sandstone under which two props were set. The deceased chipped the top of one of the props which was "hard set," and, though advised by his mate to put up a fore set, knocked the prop out with a hammer. Immediately he did so, a stone weighing a ton fell from the roof injuring him so seriously that he died two hours afterwards. A break was clearly visible before the accident, and as it was also evident that the roof had settled on the timber, it was reckless to knock out the prop whilst under the roof it was supporting

McCormick, Michael, 26 Feb 1927, aged 27, Fell down the shaft from a scaffold [More information ...]

McDonnell, Patrick, 26 Feb 1927, aged 20, Fell down the shaft from a scaffold [More information ...]

McHale, W., 25 May 1895, aged 48, Chargeman, Piece of stone fell from side of shaft and struck his head

Mitchell, Isaac, 24 Jun 1909, aged 36, Coal Miner, He was bringing a full tub down a cross gate when the locker broke and the tub overpowered him, and he was fatally crushed. The locker was improvised from a splinter of wood, and should not have been used

Pointon, Joseph, 19 Nov 1909, aged 35, Miner, Fall of roof. A sharp "bump" knocked out a bar at a gate end and caused a fall of roof which killed Pointon

Price, G., 01 Apr 1891, aged 27, Collier, Fall of roof

Rhodes, R., 12 Nov 1900, aged 46, Collier, Fall of side

Rowlinson, W., 27 Jun 1892, (accident: 07 Apr 1892, 12.30 p.m., 7th hour of shift), aged 35, Collier, Fall of stone ; died 27th June

Royse, John, 21 Aug 1914, aged 56, Miner, Whilst walking through a passbye he stepped on to the full road to avoid a pony. He was crushed between the tubs. The passbye complied with the statutory requirements

Scott, John, 27 Apr 1872, aged 36, Carpenter, Struck by falling "shear leg" on surface

Scott, John, 08 Aug 1904, (accident: 14 Jul 1904), aged 16, Labourer, He got into pan of grinding machine to take out an iron-stone ball, when by some means the pan started to revolve and he was drawn under one of the rollers and so terribly injured that he died on August 8th

Sharpe, F., 05 Nov 1896, aged 17, Driver, Fell down owing to dense fog

Shaw, Thomas, 08 Jul 1919, aged 43, Byeworkman, Packing a gate near face and to remove some loose stone from a ripping shot knocked out a broken prop with a hammer when roof stone fell and killed him

Smith, C., 16 Sep 1885, aged 35, Collier, Fall of roof

Stott, A., 04 May 1902, (accident: 22 Apr 1902), aged 25, Collier, Died 4th May. Fall of roof in a working place. Timber displaced. Cause — a smooth parting and slips

Taylor, Albert E., 25 May 1910, aged 17, Pony Driver, He was bringing a set of full tubs along a road when a piece of rock burst from the roof and killed him on the spot. The roof was apparently hard and safe before the accident

Thomas, E., 10 Dec 1902, (accident: 26 Nov 1902), aged 34, Collier, Died 10th December. Fall in a working place. Cause — three slips

Travis, Frederick, 10 Aug 1910, aged 18, Pony Driver, He was found under the first tub of a set of four full ones. He was bringing the set down an incline of 1 in 20. The road was a good one. He had been told the same morning to keep behind the tubs. Three lockers were used

Webster, John, 18 Jun 1872, aged 33, Sinker, Explosion of "shot" while drilling it out against rule

Westwood, Lister, 05 Nov 1914, aged 53, Shotfirer, He had fired three shots in the coal and was about to connect up the shot-firing cable for a fourth, when about three tons of roof fell from two slips and killed him. Doubtless the roof had been shaken by the previous shots. One prop was required to bring the timbering within the specified distances but it is unlikely that this was directly responsible for the accident

Wilcock, Walter A., 26 Jul 1904, aged 19, Dataller, When assisting to set a prop under a shot-shaken stone in a gate road, which was being enlarged, the stone fell upon and killed him