Park Hall Colliery

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Aston, Joseph Henry, 27 Feb 1906, 3.30 a.m., aged 15, Door-keeper, Two empty tubs became uncoupled from a set when going down an engine dip and ran away. Deceased appeared to have opened his door for them, but to have got in the way instead of remaining in a recess made for him. He was struck by the tubs and killed almost instantly

Birks, John T., 28 Aug 1948, aged 39, Chargehand, Killed by a fall of roof

Cotton, D., 02 Jul 1957, aged 28, Haulage, Struck by runaway tub [date of inquest]

Dorricott, Charles, 12 Jan 1897, 1.30 p.m., aged 31, Collier, Large fall of roof and top coal at working face in Holly Lane seam. The fall came on at an undiscovered slip running parallel with and close to the Longwall face. It appeared probable that while endeavouring to get the coal down after removal of sprags the men had been in front of the coal. Dorricoit was killed on the spot, Jones died next day [More information ...]

Fitzpatrick, M., 05 Jan 1898, 6 a.m., aged 39, Roadsman, He was going down an engine dip with a journey of tubs riding on the rope and was thrown off at a curve near shunt in level either by the tubs getting off the rails or by his head striking a bar. Skull fractured

Green, William, 19 Jul 1903, (accident: 17 Mar 1903, 8.30 p.m.), aged 47, Timberer, Fall of roof (bass) while repairing level in Holly Lane seam. A very small piece of bass fell on his hand and knocked some skin off. He did not report the accident, and worked for a few days after. An ulcer formed on his hand, which was not properly attended to, and on the 9th July he applied to the manager for a recommendation to the hospital. This was the first intimation the colliery officials received that he had been injured. He died in the hospital of acute meningitis on the 19th July

Gregory, Thomas, 24 Jul 1902, 7.20 p.m., aged 34, Collier, Fall of roof from between two joints while he was building a pack wall at working face in hard mines

Griffiths, Herbert, 12 Dec 1906, 10.30 a.m., aged 24, Electrical Engineer, See Report, p. 10.

Horton, T., 08 Jul 1863, (accident: Apr 1863), Bondsman, Fall of coal in thick coal rib and pillar pit. Injured in April last ; died this day in the hospital at Birmingham

Jones, Edward, 13 Jan 1897, (accident: 12 Jan 1897, 1.30 p.m.), aged 20, Collier, Large fall of roof and top coal at working face in Holly Lane seam. The fall came on at an undiscovered slip running parallel with and close to the Longwall face. It appeared probable that while endeavouring to get the coal down after removal of sprags the men had been in front of the coal. Dorricoit was killed on the spot, Jones died next day [More information ...]

Lloyd, K., 15 Jun 1950, aged 34, Mechanic, Fell from coal washer

Mellor, Graham, 23 Sep 1960, aged 19, Packer, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Melville, Charles, 28 Dec 1959, aged 60, Powerhouse attendant, Electrocution

Moore, T., 20 Dec 1860, aged 39, Butty, Fall of roof (in a thick coal rib and pillar pit), the skip accidently knocked out the timber settings at the gate road end

Penlington, James, 26 Sep 1906, (accident: 10 Sep 1906, 9.45 p.m.), aged 45, Fireman, Deceased was firing two shots in top ripping, one at each side of the road, each charge consisting of 6 ozs. of ammonite with No. 7 high tension detonator. They were fired electrically from a manhole 15 yards distant. He appeared to have fired both shots at the same time, in contravention of a Special Rule established at the colliery. He was struck by stones projected from the shots and probably riochetting, receiving injuries which terminated fatally sixteen days later

Roberts, George, 14 Jun 1894, On the 14th June, a youth named George Roberts got his hand crushed by a surface haulage pulley, at Park Hall Colliery (Weston Coyney), while walking backward with his hand on the rope. He had come to seek work [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Steele, John T., 23 Sep 1960, aged 22, Packer, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Taylor, S., 22 May 1858, aged 40, Loader, Fall of thick coal

Thomas, John, 19 Jan 1904, 10.30 a.m., aged 45, Collier, Fall of roof (shale) at working face in Hard Mine, where an old pillar was being removed. The roof consisted of a shale ripping 2 ft. thick and 10 ft. from face, supported by posts about 18 ins. apart on account of the roof being much broken ; five or six posts were displaced by the fall

Thornton, E., 12 Apr 1861, aged 24, Collier, Fall of coal and roof in the "thick coal," whilst setting timber props