Pooley Hall Colliery

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Allen, Joseph, 16 Mar 1913, aged 32, Stallman, Deceased had been instructed to start work alone on the Sunday night shift in a coal heading situated in another deputy's district and about 200 yards distant from his usual working place. At the inspection station he passed the deputy into whose district he was going but did not inform him of the change, neither did his own deputy say anything. Deceased went to the heading and took off his clothes, and having obtained permission, went through a short fenced airway between the two districts to his usual working place to fetch his tools. When returning he took a wrong turning and went through a fence in a disused gate road, evidently mistaking this fence for that in the airway. When he had gone a few yards past the fence his light appeared to have been extinguished by Black Damp, but apparently he still thought he was in the airway and pushed on without a light, dropping his tools but retaining possession of his lamp. He fell and became unconscious at a point 24 yards beyond the fence which he had passed. He was not missed until 7 o'clock next morning

Blount, Frank, 04 Oct 1898, (accident: 26 Aug 1898), aged 28, Holer, Fall of roof. Deceased was turning a full tub round on the gate-end plate, when he knocked a prop out. This liberated a quantity of roof which fell upon him. He died from his injuries on 4th October (Bench coal seam)

Blower, William, 07 Feb 1866, aged 65, Collier, Explosion of gas. Inadequate ventilation

Dolby, Arthur, 18 Jun 1924, 2.50 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 19, Pony Driver, Deceased was taking his pony back to the stables at the end of the shift, and as the pony was frisky, deceased got another youth to lead the pony by the bridle. When they came to the passbye where the electric lights were, the youth released the pony's head and went on in front. Deceased lost his hold on the reins, which he was holding behind the horse, and when stooping to pick them up he was kicked in the face

Head, Kenneth, 17 Jul 1945, (accident: 12 Jul 1945), Ripper, died from shock after being buried by a fall of roof

Oliver, Samuel, 06 Jan 1887, aged 65, Carter, Leading coal from pit bank, horse bolted and in trying to stop it he fell and was run over

Powell, L. B., 24 Aug 1937, aged 33, Repairer, found dead in a disused road having apparently been gassed [More information ...]

Radbourne, William, 12 Jul 1934, aged 58, trapped after a fire [More information ...]

Sanders, W. A., 27 Aug 1934, crushed between a tub and the wall of a haulage road

Spencer, Thomas, 15 Mar 1869, aged 15, Pony driver, Accidentally kicked by another lad

Turvey, W., 24 Aug 1937, aged 63, Repairer, found dead in a disused road having apparently been gassed [More information ...]

Wallbank, Reginald George, 12 Jul 1934, aged 23, trapped after a fire [More information ...]

White, Robert, 05 May 1890, aged 20, Enginewright, Changing the bucket of a set of pumps. Forcing the bucket into the working barrel by starting the engine the dry rods broke and falling down the shaft killed the deceased

Wright, Thomas, 06 Dec 1873, aged 65, Miner, Fall of roof. Neglected to set sufficient props

Wright, Thomas, 04 Jan 1913, aged 46, Stallman, He took out a sprag at the buttock with the intention of falling some coal, but no coal fell. He then tried a ringer over the coal and brought down a length of 4 or 5 feet, and immediately after the roof above him and over the fallen coal fell and killed him. Had a bar been fixed nearer the buttock before attempting to take down the coal the accident might have been avoided