Parkend Royal Colliery

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Bolton, Frederick, 21 Dec 1912, aged 36, Incline-runner, He was on his way outbye at the end of his shift, and was passing along a siding in the main haulage road when the roof came down over the whole width of the road and for a length of several yards, burying him beneath it. The roof had been supported on baulks set on props at each end with lagging timber over. The average distance between each setting of timber was not more than three feet. No sign had been noticed of any movement in the roof or sides prior to the fall, and the timber supports were said to have been renewed within the previous six weeks

Gwatkin, Herbert, 04 Sep 1902, aged 30, Collier, Irruption of water from old workings, in consequence of inaccurate plans ; the manager, who also acted as surveyor, having neglected to check the surface with the underground workings [More information ...]

Hart, John, 24 May 1899, aged 50, Collier, Fall of coal from a blind slip at working face, in consequence of not being sufficiently spragged

James, Amos, 04 Sep 1902, aged 30, Collier, Irruption of water from old workings, in consequence of inaccurate plans ; the manager, who also acted as surveyor, having neglected to check the surface with the underground workings [More information ...]

James, Thomas, 04 Sep 1902, aged 27, Collier, Irruption of water from old workings, in consequence of inaccurate plans ; the manager, who also acted as surveyor, having neglected to check the surface with the underground workings [More information ...]

Martin, William, 04 Sep 1902, aged 26, Collier, Irruption of water from old workings, in consequence of inaccurate plans ; the manager, who also acted as surveyor, having neglected to check the surface with the underground workings [More information ...]

Matthews, Herbert, 16 Mar 1911, aged 23, Rider, Deceased was riding outbye on the main rope chains in front of the set, when the front tub became derailed, and he was thrown off and caught between the tubs and the side of the road and killed. Riding as deceased was is unnecessarily dangerous, and should not have been allowed

Shipp, Francis, 26 May 1910, aged 26, Miner, He was sitting resting, when a stone fell from an invisible slip on the lower side of his stall road next the face. It knocked out some posts and double timber

Sommerville, Charles, 15 Jul 1914, aged 19, Coal filler, Deceased was ascending in the cage with eight others at the end of his shift, when he apparently fainted, fell into the cage bottom, and dropped out into the shaft. He was subject to fainting fits. The cage was not provided with gates, but had two iron bars across each end, the lower being 2 feet 7½ inches from the cage bottom and allowing ample room for a man to get through beneath it. Had proper cage gates been fixed the accident would not have occurred. These were provided after the accident