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Bentley, James, 07 Jun 1910, aged 39, Miner, Bentley bored a shot hole in the ripping, 1 ft. thick, in a dip 3 yards wide in the Black Band ironstone (inclination 20°). He charged the hole, and then knocked out a temporary prop which had been set near the middle of the dip just beyond the edge of the rip. While bending to pick up the prop, the ripping fell over an area of 5 ft. by 4 ft. from two slips, one running across the dip near the face, and the other running parallel to the side of the dip. The lower end of the fall struck him in the head, killing him instantly

Bowers, Thomas, 06 Sep 1904, 9.45 a.m., aged 53, Fireman, Fall of roof (clod) at working face in Red Shagg ironstone. The fall was 7 yds. long and 3 ft. wide and of triangular section, from between a small fault and a slip. The place was well timbered according to rule, but no extra steps for safety were taken on account of the fault which had been exposed by a previous fall

Burton, Arthur, 19 Jan 1912, aged 27, Drawer, Had filled a tub with coal at the ripping caunch, was about to push the tub out when the roof from the ripping edge fell on to him, brought down two bars, one set a foot from edge of ripping. The fall came from between two slips parallel ; it swerved out two props on one side, thus letting down the bars

Burton, Richard, 11 Jul 1914, (accident: 11 May 1914), aged 21, Haulage hand, Some long timber was about to be sent down the shaft slung beneath the cage, and as was the custom on such occasions to place rails across the pit and load the timber direct on to a tram. Deceased was assisting to put a rail 12 feet long across the shaft at the top decking level of the pit bottom. The rail fell and jerked him into the shaft, and he fell 13 feet to the bottom of the cage hole. His skull was fractured and he died two months later on July 11th

Catterall, Percy, 03 Oct 1917, aged 15, Haulage hand, Crushed internally by tubs. Coroners jury brought in a verdict of 'natural causes'

Cunnah, Joseph, 28 Dec 1916, aged 33, Fireman, Killed by a fall of roof

Ditchfield, William, 07 Sep 1923, aged 41, Trapped by fall of coal

Dobson, D., 27 May 1964, aged 62, Haulage, Accident - rope haulage

Gee, Herbert Henry, 23 Oct 1913, aged 61, Mine dust getter, He was engaged in the operation of working the compressed mine dust, which had accumulated at the surface of the mine during probably 30 years. The method of working is similar to a longwall coal face without the roof. The face is 5 feet high and is holed to a depth of 3 feet 6 inches, chocks of wood being placed under in a horizontal position. The accident was due to portion of the front of the face breaking away and falling on deceased as he was in a lying position. His mate stated that he had never seen this happen before. The injuries were very severe considering the small amount which fell. The unfortunate man died in the infirmary on the same day

Goldthorpe, Ernest, 15 Apr 1915, aged 25, Drawer, Internal injuries caused by runaway tubs

Hart, John, 22 Mar 1920, aged 21, Haulage hand, Killed by a fall of coal

Hemmings, Herbert, 06 Apr 1954, aged 65, Haulage?, Haulage accident

Hickman, Frederick, 15 Dec 1966, aged 40, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Howard, Frank, 26 Feb 1962, (accident: 25 Feb 1962), aged 49, Packer, Roof fall 25th Feb died NSRI

Howarth, John, 18 Jul 1918, aged 34, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof at face

Hulme, Joseph, 15 May 1912, aged 45, Collier, A coal-cutting machine was being drawn into position at the face in the Redmine seam (inclination 1 in 6). Deceased was stepping past at the lower end, when the haulage rope attached to the machine broke and it slipped back about a yard. The cutter bar knocked him down and ran on to his chest, crushing him so severely that he died almost instantly

Hunt, Laura, 19 Feb 1923, aged 18, Shawl caught by revolving shaft

Jones, Idris, 01 Feb 1957, aged 51, Face worker, Killed by a fall of roof

Liptrop, James, 22 Jul 1919, aged 51, Killed by a fall of roof

Liptrot, James, 22 Jul 1919, aged 51, Collier, Injury to head by fall of roof. Died

Mather, Daniel, 23 Jun 1923, aged 39, Stone fell while tamping a shot

Riley, Frank W., 12 Mar 1960, aged 26, Fitter, Cause unknown

Riley, Herbert, 09 Sep 1959, aged 54, Miner, Struck by tub [date of inquest]

Roberts, John, 07 Apr 1906, 8 a.m., aged 60, Miner, Deceased was ridding stone from a shot in a drift in the Black Band Stone when a fall occurred from between two parallel slips running up the face. Deceased was killed by the lower end of the fall. Before the shot was fired the pack was made up to two feet of the face, and it was only after the shot was fired that the second slip became exposed. After the occurrence there was a space of only four and a-half feet between pack and facefoil

Ruddy, James, 02 May 1890, aged 14, Horse driver, Crushed between the buffers of two trucks while assisting to shunt one

Smart, John, 16 Dec 1920, aged 21, Waggoner, Caught by moving waggons

Steele, George, 08 Sep 1890, aged 43, Enginewright, Fell down shaft while attaching a new rope to the cage

Stone, John, 21 Feb 1907, 10.10 p.m., aged 56, Dataller, Deceased with others was ripping the "clod" on a length of jig 10 yards long between two landings, the seam having a dip of 20°. A shot was fired about halfway up and deceased went up to examine. He called to his mates below to get out of the way and began pulling loose "clod." While so doing he heard the "clod" weighting and started to go towards the top landing. He was buried beneath a heavy fall extending from the top landing to where the shot had been fired. The clod came from two slips curving over to form an arch and making what is locally termed a "pig-back." Deceased was evidently deceived as to what part was working and sought refuge in the wrong direction. The roof of the jig was not timbered as the clod, when once settled on the packs, will usually stand for some years. These "pig-backs," however, have in the past been a fruitful source of accident in working the Red Shagg seam

Surtees, James, 02 Sep 1912, aged 38, Dataller, Deceased was engaged in removing from the holing, slack produced by the working of a percussive coal-cutting machine, in a thin band of coal immediately underlying the Red Mine Ironstone, when a "goth" occurred, and immediately three cocker sprags were reeled out and a piece of ironstone 13½ feet long, 5½ feet high, and an average of 1 foot 9 inches thick, fell upon him, killing him instantly

Taylor, George, 15 Sep 1890, aged 52, Roadman, Fall of roof while repairing a jig road in Black Band Ironstone

Taylor, William, 04 Mar 1913, aged 40, Platelayer, Wheeling barrow of slack on plank 9 inches wide to heap ; had tipped his barrow when a strong gust of wind blew him back over ; his head struck the plank, fracturing skull

Watts, George, 04 Aug 1890, aged 55, Fireman, Killed in shaft by breakage of capstan rope while drawing wet spears (pump rods). Two others injured