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Aldred, Peter, 30 Apr 1863, Dayman, Waggons crushing him in the engine brow

Ashton, Joseph, 11 Feb 1870, (accident: 04 Feb 1870), aged 14, Waggoner, Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion. Shot blew out the stemming ; taken home and died later ; single, of Higginson Brow, Pendleton [More information ...]

Ashton, Joseph, 26 Jul 1901, aged 24, Filler, Fall of roof in working place. A layer or stratum 9 inches thick insufficiently supported. A bar would have best secured. Fireman failed to discover danger. (Average roof) (Rams)

Atkinson, Joel, 14 Dec 1893, aged 48, Collier, Crushed by tubs. Riding in ordinary coal tubs down engine brow being lowered by break on drum disconnected from engine; break broke. Engineer could not control speed increased until waggons left the rails and collided together

Barker, Alexander, 12 Jun 1900, (accident: 21 May 1900, 1 p.m., 7th hour of shift), aged 16, Waggoner, Slipped when passing over an iron plate. The fall hurt the hip bone, an abscess formed. Died 12th June (Rams Mine)

Barker, Thomas, 12 Jul 1913, aged 35, Air Compressor Engineman, Fell from one of the horizontal beams across engine-house ; 17 feet fall. White-washing going on, deceased volunteered to help with a plank

Barlow, James, 29 Jan 1909, aged 38, Collier, Whilst pulling coal from the face with crowbar, the coal caught a prop recently set, the prop was knocked out and a quantity of roof fell from a slip on to deceased. (Roof good) (Rams seam)

Bertram, James, 19 Jun 1895, aged 69, Collier

Bertram, Robert, 23 Aug 1894, aged 38, Dayman, New balance scaffold at bottom of shaft was being adjusted, Lomax stepped on the scaffold which tilted and in falling he grabbed Bertram by the legs pulling him into the shaft both fell to the bottom 22 feet [More information ...]

Bramwell, Frank, 04 Nov 1925 [More information ...]

Bromelow, Richard, 14 Dec 1893, aged 66, Collier, Crushed by tubs. Riding in ordinary coal tubs down engine brow being lowered by break on drum disconnected from engine; break broke. Engineer could not control speed increased until waggons left the rails and collided together

Buckley, James, 02 May 1884, aged 42, Dayman, Roof rimber, whilst repairing

Buckley, Jeremiah, 11 Jun 1868, Miner, Roof falling in the Rams mine. Died in the infirmary

Catterall, J., 01 Nov 1862, Roadsman, Crushed by cart at the tipplers. Died in Manchester Infirmary

Chapman, Jonathan, 04 Feb 1870, aged 38, Shot firer, Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion. Shot blew out the stemming ; taken to Salford Dispensary with severe burns to face, neck, chest and arms ; married, of William Street, Charlestown, Salford [More information ...]

Clark, John, 30 Mar 1858, (accident: 29 Mar 1858), aged 33, Collier, Fall of coal, died 30th March

Collins, Richard, 25 Sep 1923, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Collinson, Thomas, 07 Jul 1870, aged 37, Dayman, Wound over pulley, upcast shaft

Collis, Thomas, 20 Jul 1880, aged 41, Dayman, Fall of roof where he was renewing timber

Condliffe, Harold, 25 Sep 1925, aged 28, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Corbett, Samuel, 04 Nov 1925 [More information ...]

Curran, Edward, 21 Sep 1901, (accident: 13 Aug 1901), aged 48, Collier, Fall of coal from face of working place ; overhanging and came from a slip. Deceased stood in front pulling the coal. Died 21st September (Rams)

Davis, Stephen, 04 Aug 1869, Miner, Roof falling

Ditchfield, Edward, 04 Nov 1925 [More information ...]

Dobson, John, 01 Feb 1899, 4.15 p.m., 10th hour of shift, aged 37, Taker off, Crushed by rope on drum of hauling engine ; in stepping over rope, close to drum, slipped, fell across rope, carried twice round the drum

Dunning, Joseph, 26 Sep 1899, 2 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 18, Taker off, Crushed by tubs in engine plane whilst replacing the tubs on the rails

Edge, James, 06 May 1865, Miner, Coal falling in the Albert mine. Insufficient sprags being set whilst mining

Evans, John, 05 Jul 1872, Miner, Died suddenly s he was riding with other persons up the engine brow [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Falconer, Thomas, 04 Mar 1874, aged 17, Taker-off, Thrown out of cage by the tub they were in catching the landing plate in descending [More information ...]

Fletcher, James, 28 Dec 1877, aged 50, Dayman, Roof falling

Foulkes, Ernest, 26 Sep 1898, aged 29, Collier, Caught by tubs which ran away in engine brow owing to carelessness of drawer not seeing that tubs were coupled. Deceased went 60 yards up brow without a light sat down to empty his clogs, waiting for drawer to bring a lamp

Freeman, John, 27 Feb 1869, aged 23, Miner, Crushed by a waggon coming against him in the bottom of a downbrow bay

Furey, Thomas, 25 Sep 1923, aged 24, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Gallagher, Joseph, 25 Sep 1923, aged 47, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Gerrard, James, 28 Jul 1866, aged 18, Dayman, Roof falling whilst taking out chocks and props in Rams mine

Goodier, Henry, 08 Jul 1898, aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof in jig brow whilst going down to repair from between slips two of which were known

Goodwin, Edwin, 04 Mar 1874, aged 12, Taker-off, Thrown out of cage by the tub they were in catching the landing plate in descending [More information ...]

Gorner, James, 28 Nov 1882, aged 43, Pick sharpener, Falling after climbing a wall for some uncertain purpose

Graskell, William, 25 Oct 1901, aged 46, Collier, October 25th, William Graskell, 46, collier, died ; he was taken ill whilst at work in the Pendleton Colliery, Messrs. A. Knowles and Sons, Ltd. Doctor certified that death was due to natural causes. No inquest [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Green, Peter, 19 Dec 1919, aged 29, Collier, Stone fell from roof — fatally injured

Green, William Edward, 04 Feb 1870, aged 15, Waggoner, Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion. Shot blew out the stemming ; taken to Salford Dispensary with severe burns to face, neck, chest and arms ; of 12 Freehold Terrace, Pendleton [More information ...]

Greenhalgh, John, 24 Jun 1873, aged 19, Jigger, Having omitted to hook two tub waggons which he turned into the brow, they ran against a waggon which was hooked at the bottom of the brow, and he was struck by the rope

Gregg, William, 11 May 1909, aged 30, Taker-off, Head crushed between tub and roof ; riding where prohibited

Grimshaw, John, 24 Oct 1895, aged 49, Night watchman, While going his rounds missed his way in a dense fog and fell into canal basin

Hall, Adam, 30 Jul 1858, aged 19, Collier, Fall of roof in the Four-feet Mine

Hall, Albert, 27 Feb 1917, aged 16, Gang rider, Fell and was found under waggons

Hall, Alfred, 28 Jul 1906, 1.30 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 37, Collier, Upheaval of floor of working place from sudden weight, displaced props, allowing layer of roof to settle a foot. Gas was given off from thin coal under the Rams seam. Depth from surface about 3,300 feet [More information ...]

Hall, Johnathan, 24 Sep 1889, aged 35, Miner, Killed and six others injured by the tram in which they were riding down the engine brow getting off the rails and some of the tubs becoming uncoupled the rails being in good order and plated. Inspection and inquiry

Halliday, Joseph, 02 Jul 1874, aged 33, Coal miner, Dirt falling as he was holing

Hancock, James, 21 Dec 1858, aged 18, Drawer, crushed by a tub waggon in a hand turn brow

Hand, James, 02 Nov 1863, aged 28, Miner, Burned by a shot which blew out the ramming

Hanrahan, Robert, 04 Nov 1925 [More information ...]

Hardman, James, 04 Mar 1859, aged 30, Collier, A shot going off. It had missed fire, and he was drawing the stemming

Hodgson, R., 30 Aug 1856, Crushed on putting his head out of the cage in ascending the pit

Hodson, James, 08 Feb 1919, aged 25, Collier, Heart failure while lifting tub

Hodson, John, 06 Sep 1858, (accident: 03 Sep 1858), aged 26, Collier, Explosion of fire-damp, died 6th [More information ...]

Holden, Radcliffe, 04 Nov 1925 [More information ...]

Hollowell, William, 07 Mar 1859, aged 20, Drawer, Crushed by a tram on the jig brow. He was in front instead of behind, and had omitted hooking the chain

Holt, William Henry, 14 Jan 1889, aged 28, Miner, Fatally struck by a prop which was knocked against him by coal and dirt falling from the face of a wide bay caused by a grump or movement of the ground. Inspection and inquest attended

Horridge, Thomas, 26 Jul 1870, Dayman, Roof falling in Albert mine

Horridge, Thomas, 04 Feb 1891, aged 26, Hoist engineman, Killed by the cage of the steam hoist at the screens falling upon him he having incautiously gone underneath with full steam on which broke the winding chain. Inspection and inquest attended

Horscroft, James, 23 Jun 1867, (accident: 11 Jun 1867), Miner, Burned by the flame of a shot 10yds off which blew out the stemming but did not bring the coal down. Died 23rd [More information ...]

Hutchinson, Robert, 08 Sep 1909, aged 29, Collier, Coal and stone from face being pulled by bar, brought down coal which overhung and was not spragged behind him (Rams seam)

Hutchinson, Roger, 07 Feb 1870, (accident: 04 Feb 1870), aged 30, Dayman, Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion. Shot blew out the stemming ; taken to Salford Dispensary with severe burns to face, neck, chest and arms ; married, of Sovereign Street [More information ...]

Jones, John, 27 Jul 1854, Breakage of a winch chain in a cut through

Kelling, Thomas, 01 Oct 1895, aged 31, Collier, In working place taking out a prop with short hammer stood on higher side steep place. Stone 4 feet long known to be loose. When prop knocked out stone fell

Killina, John, 29 Oct 1912, aged 38, Collier, At face of working place whilst taking out a prop, chipping the roof with a pick, as the prop got free a large stone fell with the prop on to him. He should have set another prop before disturbing the one in his way

Knight, Thomas, 01 Jun 1921, (accident: 07 Mar 1921), aged 41, Collier, Injury to head by fall of dirt. Died 1st June

Knight, Thomas, 01 Jun 1921, (accident: 07 Mar 1921), aged 41, Collier, Injury to head by fall of dirt. Died 1st June

Lawton, William, 13 Aug 1888, aged 38, Miner, Fatal by roof falling between chocks in wide work

Lomas, William, 05 May 1924, 12.30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 71, Daywageman, He was killed by a set of full tubs which were being hauled up the main brow having a gradient of 1 in 3. The deceased and two other men were examining the rails and repairing the road, and on the approach of a full set two of the men took refuge in No. 81 hole and shouted to the deceased (who was a few yards above them) that the set was coming. He was seen making to No. 80 refuge hole, ten yards away. He had apparently allowed himself too little time, or tripped over the rope, and was caught by the set and carried to No. 79 refuge hole, where he was found lying clear, but fatally injured. His lamp, pieces of clothing, etc., were found between Nos. 80 and 79 refuge holes. The rope speed was about 3½ miles per hour and there was ample height and width

Lomax, William, 23 Aug 1894, aged 45, Hooker on, New balance scaffold at bottom of shaft was being adjusted, Lomax stepped on the scaffold which tilted and in falling he grabbed Bertram by the legs pulling him into the shaft both fell to the bottom 22 feet [More information ...]

Lord, James, 29 Jul 1902, aged 55, Dataller, On 29th July, James Lord, 55, dataller, died whilst walking up the engine brow at Pendleton Colliery. At inquest, proved death from natural causes [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Loveley, Stephen, 05 Oct 1869, aged 34, Miner, Roof, which he was talking down falling upon him

Massey, Frederick, 20 Sep 1902, (accident: 19 Sep 1902, 10 a.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 18, Drawer, Struck by handle of crane. While lowering a waggon of dirt in the brow the handle probably slipped from his hands and struck him on the chin, causing comminuted fracture of the jaw. On the 22nd of October he was discharged from Salford Hospital, the wound not quite healed. At 4 p.m. on 23rd, he complained of pain in his head, at 5 p.m. became unconscious and died at 4 p.m. following day

Morgan, D., 09 Feb 1883, aged 28, Miner, Fall of roof at face

Morris, Stephen, 04 Nov 1925 [More information ...]

Nixton, T., 05 Apr 1860, aged 26, Drawer, Crushed by a tram on a brow

O'Brien, Harold, 30 Aug 1917, aged 16, Coupler, Killed — crushed between waggons

Pearson, William, 09 Jun 1859, (accident: 17 May 1859), aged 23, Drawer, Explosion of firedasmp in the Rams Mine, west side, died 9th June. Firedamp issued apparenmtly from an old working, and open lights were being used. I had previously recommended safety lamps

Price, Robert, 01 Feb 1867, Smith's striker, Caught by the cage as he was getting in without the signal being given. Died at the Infirmary

Proberts, John, 06 Mar 1897, (accident: 03 Mar 1897), aged 59, Dataller, Removing fall in airway between two working places a stone slid from top of fall upon him. Stone 3ft x 1½ft x 8in. Carelessly undermined stone. Died 6th Mar

Radford, James, 04 Feb 1870, aged 16, Waggoner, Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion. Shot blew out the stemming ; taken to Salford Dispensary with severe burns to face, neck, chest and arms ; son of John ; 16 Brocade Street, Whit Lane [More information ...]

Radford, John, 05 Feb 1870, (accident: 04 Feb 1870), aged 40, Miner, Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion. Shot blew out the stemming ; taken home and died later ; father of James ; married, of 8 Brochade Street, Wellington Road [More information ...]

Rawlinson, J., 27 Feb 1883, aged 16, Waggoner, Tubs, windlass brow

Redfern, William, 31 Aug 1903, 19.30 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 60, Collier, Fall of roof in roadway whilst building a pack, premature withdrawal of chock and failure to put up other supports, a large pot-bole near. Fireman ought to have directed. (Average roof.) (Rams seam)

Richardson, Mark, 14 Aug 1914, aged 24, Dayman, The deceased and others were engaged in excavating a hole in a roadway for the foundation of a brick fire stopping. Without warning a stretcher bar covered with lagging fell out. One of the laggings caught Richardson as he ran away and pierced his abdomen and side. The examination of this place had been performed in a perfunctory manner by the fireman, seeing that men were required to work under this roof for a long time

Roberts, Jacob, 02 May 1927, aged 57, Collier, While riding in a tub he struck the roof

Roberts, Stanley, 25 Feb 1918, aged 16, Ganger, Crushed under waggons

Rogers, John, 10 Nov 1887, aged 38, Miner, Fatal. Struck by a piece of coal falling down the shaft from the ascending cage. Inspection, inquiry and inquest attended. It glanced off a beam in the bell mouth at bottom of downcast shaft. A cover over head has now been fixed

Roscoe, Josiah, 22 Jun 1892, 8.30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 27, Collier, Knocking a prop out, as the prop fell a quantity of roof fell burying him. Fall 9 ft. long, 9 ft. broad, 15 ins. thick. An error in judgement on the part of deceased ; the roof was resting on the prop settled

Seddon, George, 01 Dec 1916, (accident: 30 Nov 1916), aged 32, Collier, Crushed internall by fall of stone. Died 1st Dec

Shaw, Robert, 20 Oct 1924, (accident: 09 Oct 1924, 10.30 a.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 20, Wagoner, The deceased, while standing between his empty tub and the bottom of a brow, was caught by a stone weighing about 1 cwt. which fell away from the top side of a head tree set on a prop. The prop was close to a chock on the road side and no fracture in the stone had been noticed, although examined an hour previously

Smith, Arthur, 18 Jun 1915, aged 22, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Smith, John, 18 Jun 1867, (accident: 11 Jun 1867), Miner, Burned by the flame of a shot 10yds off which blew out the stemming but did not bring the coal down. Died 18th [More information ...]

Smith, Thomas, 12 May 1886, aged 63, Dayman, When repairing timbering under great pressure in No. 4 level, timber and roof fell. Accidental

Stanway, William, 18 Oct 1912, aged 27, Collier, Fall of coal and following dirt above from face of working place, from a pronounced break, one sprag only set, this was overpowered

Stringfellow, Noah, 23 Dec 1895, aged 44, Sawyer, Died from natural causes, heart disease

Thomas, James, 06 May 1907, aged 41, Collier, In roadway, 12 feet from face, from edge of ripping, taking out a prop with pick preparatory to firing a shot, quite unnecessary to remove the prop. The fall came from a "pot hole." (Roof good) (Rams seam)

Thomond, Joseph, 01 Feb 1912, aged 32, Gangrider, Whilst riding in front of full gang (permitted) was crushed against low roof

Thormond, F., 19 Jan 1883, aged 32, Smith, Lashing of brown rope slipping

Thorpe, James, 04 Feb 1870, aged 18, Dayman, Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion. Shot blew out the stemming ; taken home and died later ; single [More information ...]

Tonge, Robert, 18 Feb 1879, (accident: 13 Feb 1879), aged 33, Dayman, Hurt in No. 1 Pit engine brow. While repairing the brow and on hearing a train of waggons coming down he stood against the side instead of going into a manhole 5 yards off. Died 18th

Unsworth, Abraham, 11 Dec 1875, aged 18, Taker-off, Breakage of a jig brow rope let a tub run against him at the bottom

Walford, William, 04 Feb 1870, aged 14, Waggoner, Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion. Shot blew out the stemming ; taken to Salford Dispensary with severe burns to face, neck, chest and arms ; of 16 Priory Street [More information ...]

Wallwork, Roger, 09 Oct 1867, Miner, Earth falling from roof in Albert Mine

Walton, Timothy, 05 Jul 1878, aged 51, Miner, Stone falling from a slip

Warrington, John, 07 Aug 1894, aged 55, Labourer, On August 7th, John Warrington, 55, labourer, whilst employed on the surface at Pendleton Colliery, died from natural causes [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

White, Patrick, 14 Dec 1904, 9.30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 62, Dataller, Fall of roof. In the waste of working place, whilst taking out a bar 23 feet from the face, using a short hammer after trying the Sylvester appliance and failing. It was proved that three props had been taken out nearer the face which made the place very dangerous. Fall 12 feet by 8 feet (Good roof) (Crumbouke or Four Feet seam)

White, William, 28 Jul 1906, 1.30 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 52, Collier, Upheaval of floor of working place from sudden weight, displaced props, allowing layer of roof to settle a foot. Gas was given off from thin coal under the Rams seam. Depth from surface about 3,300 feet [More information ...]

Williams, Amos, 25 Sep 1923, aged 32, Killed by a fall of roof, Buried: St. John the Evangelist, Pendlebury on 29 Sep 1923 [More information ...]

Williams, John, 06 Feb 1870, (accident: 04 Feb 1870), aged 28, Miner, Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion. Shot blew out the stemming ; taken to Salford Dispensary with severe burns to face, neck, chest and arms ; 8 Wellington Street, Whit Lane [More information ...]

Williams, Joseph, 05 Mar 1909, aged 37, Collier, Pulling coal from the face with pick, the coal knocked out a prop, when a large quantity of roof fell from between two slips ; the fall was 24 ft. long and from 4 to 2 ft. wide. There were three props along the outer side of the fall and only the displaced one on the inner side. Obviously there was want of support between the slips. (Roof good) (4 feet seam)

Williamson, Samuel, 09 Dec 1925, aged 58, Screen attendant, Found entangled in machinery