Prior's Lee Colliery

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Arkinstall, T., 23 Aug 1869, aged 34, Collier, Fall of roof

Armstrong, E., 20 Aug 1866, aged 17, Miner, Explosion of firedamp

Bennett, R., 03 Jun 1869, aged 30, Collier, Fall of coal

Bevan, W., 09 Jan 1884, aged 56, Collier, Fall of roof

Bolas, T., 24 Oct 1883, aged 24, Filler, Crushed against tub by fall of roof

Cartwright, George, 17 Jul 1876, aged 40, Collier, Fall of roof

Corbett, Thomas, 03 Feb 1880, aged 54, Hooker-on, Crushed by cage at pit bottom

Cottton, William, 19 Dec 1877, aged 30, Charter-master, Fall of roof

Daniels, Sarah, 04 Feb 1880, aged 26, Banker, Crushed by cage at pit top

Davis, G., 19 Mar 1870, aged 50, Hooker-on, A piece of timber falling down the shaft

Hall, W., 11 Feb 1862, aged 36, Sinker, Bowk turned over whilst landing and some stones fell on him

Hancox, R., 16 Oct 1858, aged 20, Collier, Fall of roof

Hassall, Charles, 14 May 1868, aged 28, Miner, Fall of roof

Heaton, J., 13 May 1882, Collier, Fall of roof

Hingley, Thomas, 05 Sep 1889, aged 50, Collier, A collier named Thomas Hingley, aged 50, died from natural causes in the Lawn Pit of Priors Lee Colliery. He was working with another man when he was taken ill, and he died before he could be got out of the pit [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Jones, Jane, 26 Oct 1892, aged 20, On the 26th October, a young woman named Jane Jones, aged 20, committed suicide by jumping down an old shaft at Priors Lee Colliery, Salop. The top of the shaft was securely fenced, but she climbed over the fence [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Lloyd, Daniel, 07 Mar 1858, aged 11, Miner, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Martin, J., 27 Jan 1870, Miner, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Massey, M., 27 Sep 1879, aged 36, Collier, Run over by tubs

Morris, Samuel, 02 Nov 1876, aged 16, Waggoner, Fell under tubs in waggon road

Phillips, Benjamin, 13 Mar 1885, aged 16, Horse driver, Crushed under tub of coal

Pinner, G., 18 Mar 1864, aged 29, Hooker on, A brick fell out of the shaft

Price, T., 04 Sep 1884, Miner, Explosion of gas, two killed [More information ...]

Ray, Henry, 29 Jun 1892, aged 58, Engineman, Fell down shaft from an inset where he had gone to start a pump

Robin, S., 07 Mar 1858, aged 25, Miner, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Rushton, Benjamin, 30 Aug 1895, aged 17, Driver, Fall of stone and timber from roof of horse road in Pennystone seam. Road not in good repair

Spence, H., 04 Aug 1862, aged 17, Driver, Crushed between horse and load

Swift, H., 06 May 1884, aged 45, Collier, Fall of roof

Turner, W., 30 Sep 1862, aged 29, Collier, Explosion of firedamp

Unknown, -, 22 Aug 1855, aged Boy, Held the hook and was drawn part way up

Unknown, -, 06 Oct 1855, Explosion of firedamp

Unknown, -, 09 Sep 1856, Explosion of firedamp

Williams, Charles, 18 Feb 1897, 10 a.m., aged 55, Labourer, While he was demolishing buildings by contract at an abandoned pit, brick wall of a cabin fell on him

Williams, Harry, 19 Mar 1901, aged 17, Driver, On the 19th March, 1901, at Stafford pits, Priors Lee Colliery, Salop. Harry Williams, a driver, aged 17, complained to his mother that he had hurt his elbow in the pit. He died next day, and an inquest was held. The cause of death was found, by post-mortem examination to be meningitis, and a verdict of death from natural causes was returned [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Williams, W., 28 May 1851, Explosion of firedamp in Little Hey's pit ; 2 injured

Williams, W., 14 Oct 1885, aged 40, Collier, Fall of rock roof