Parr Colliery

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Armstrong, Archibald, 14 Aug 1917, aged 17, Haulage hand, Fell and injured his leg. Septicicemia set in

Ashcroft, Peter, 14 May 1906, (accident: 01 May 1906), aged 27, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Whilst wedging the top coal down, more came than he expected, coming away from a slip running with the face. He succumbed to the injuries received (through being crushed by the coal) on May 14th, 1906

Baines, John, 22 Apr 1915, aged 41, Collier, Back broken by fall of top coal

Bains, John, 23 Feb 1916, (accident: 22 Apr 1915), aged 41, Collier, Back broken by fall of coal 22nd Apr. 1915. Died this day

Ball, Thomas, 12 Sep 1892, 7.15 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 28, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Suffocated by firedamp [More information ...]

Bradbury, John, 28 Aug 1890, aged 27, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was going up the engine plane to the pit bottom and instead of stopping in the refuge place till the gang had passed him and reached the top followed it up closely when one of the couplings broke and the last tub being forced back over the sprag he was crushed between the tubs and the side

Brennan, Patrick, 08 Nov 1921, aged 45, Contractor, Buried by fall of timber and dirt

Bromilow, George William, 30 Jul 1928, aged 45, Dayewageman, Injured by fall of roof

Brown, William, 19 Nov 1900, aged 15, Lasher-on, Inspection made, and inquest attended. He was attempting to unlash the chain attaching a tub to the endless rope haulage, and failed, the tub running on to a flat place, and the chain being pulled over the tub, the deceased got entangled with it, and was crushed against a tub in front

Burrows, Robert, 05 Oct 1910, aged 37, Collier, When shovelling out coal, a fall of roof occurred at the coal face, from an unseen slip, uncapping two props, set from two to three feet from the face

Cartwright, James, 20 Sep 1900, (accident: 19 Sep 1900), aged 26, Daywageman, Inspection made and inquest attended. Whilst assisting to remove a large fall in the haulage down-brow, a small sharp stone struck the deceased on the head, falling from the roof above, a distance of sixteen feet. The fall having come from between two breaks, capping three bars. He succumbed to the injuries received the following day

Chorley, John, 20 Oct 1868, aged 44, Collier, Falling out of cage while ascending

Clarke, Thomas, 28 Jan 1907, aged 18, Haulage hand, The deceased in getting out of the cage in a hurry appeared to have slipped under the fence bar 2 feet 9 inches high, and fell down the shaft a distance of 250 yards, and was killed

Cooke, Peter, 12 Sep 1892, 7.15 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 24, Fireman, Inspection made and inquest attended. Suffocated by firedamp [More information ...]

Cox, James, 26 Oct 1917, aged 43, Contractors man, Fractured spine by fall of coal

Cox, Michael, 10 Apr 1902, aged 21, Contractor's-man, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased, with other persons, got out of the cage at the nine feet mouthing, but he turned back and went under the fence, about four feet high, probably thinking the cage was there, to cross the pit, and fell to the pit bottom, a distance of 256 yards. There was was a pass-bye side of shaft provided for persons to get the other side of shaft, if required

Cunliffe, John, 12 Apr 1925, (accident: 15 Aug 1924), aged 34, Collier, Crushed by runaway tubs 15th. Aug. 1924. Died this day

Davies, William, 19 Feb 1909, (accident: 11 Feb 1909), aged 18, Lasher-on, When standing on a landing in the haulage downbrow, the rope jerked against his leg, causing him to fall, injuring his knee. He died from the effects of the injury received, on the 19th instant, after undergoing an operation

Eardley, John, 05 Nov 1912, aged 49, Dataller, He had previously made a road 3 feet wide through a level side pack, and was engaged widening the opening when the roof, which the pack had been supporting, fell suddenly and killed him. Deceased had been allowed to exercise his own discretion, and had not set sufficient timber supports

Eaves, Thomas, 21 Aug 1927, aged 68, Daywageman, Killed by a fall of roof while passing

Foster, William G., 19 Dec 1896, aged 38, Collier, inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was travelling down the endless rope brow to his work which was rather steep when a full tub ran down through a chain getting loose and striking the deceased before he could reach a manhole. It was suggested at the inquest that the haulage should not started until the colliers are clear the brow

Gaffney, Henry, 09 Feb 1911, aged 51, Labourer, When standing talking behind some wagons in a spare siding, unknown to the brakesman, some more wagons were run in, and Gaffney got knocked down and killed by the stationary wagons being set in motion

Gorman, William, 27 May 1906, (accident: 26 May 1906), aged 44, Dataller, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged packing when a stone fell from the roof, between the props, injuring him. He expired the following day, after undergoing an operation

Green, Daniel, 24 Jul 1890, aged 48, Collier, At the inquest he lived in Hardshaw Street it was heard that he was working and had died from injuries received the Friday before. he was attended by the assistant to Doctor Heywood who stated that death was due to consumption accelerated by inflammation of the leg caused by the accident. Charlotte Williams, sister of the deceased said he was taken to hospital on 11th May as he had a piece of stone between his knee and his trousers and the wound had gathered. The Doctor thought that this condition had accelerated his death. It was stated that the man was a member of the Miners' Association. The Corner said that it was an unsatisfactory case and the cause of death could not be stated exactly. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death

Greenhalgh, Mathias, 13 Jan 1902, (accident: 11 Jan 1902), aged 19, Drawer, Inspection made. He was taking an empty tub off the motion landing when a chain broke, attached to endless rope just above where he was, and two full tubs ran back crushing the deceased. He succumbed to the injuries received on the 13th instant

Gurneymoore, George, 30 Jul 1928, aged 26, Killed by a fall of roof at face while passing

Hancock, Henry, 02 May 1882, aged 17, Labourer, Inquest attended. The Railway Company's engine was shunting some waggons into the colliery siding, and joined them up to some stationary waggons, without giving proper warning to the people about the screens, and the deceased, who was passing between the waggons, was caught by the buffers

Harrison, George, 21 Jan 1901, (accident: 17 Jan 1901), aged 44, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was watching the shot-lighter charge a hole, when a piece of coal came away from a break, capping one of the sprags, and fatally injured deceased. He died on the 21st inst.

Harrison, William, 13 Feb 1902, (accident: 01 Oct 1901), aged 23, Haulage-hand, Inspection made. The deceased was knocked over by some tubs, in the endless rope down brow at a landing, owing to his brother making a mistake with the clutches in connection with the haulage arrangements, top of downbrow. He succumbed to the injuries received, February 13th, 1902

Heath, Joseph, 09 Mar 1925, aged 25, Haulage hand, Fall of roof — crushed arm and leg

Henton, William, 17 Feb 1927, aged 35, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Heyes, John, 23 Apr 1914, aged 27, Shotlighter, Deceased fired a shot in the top coal of the Wigan 9 feet seam and failed to take sufficient shelter. He was struck on the neck by a piece of flying debris which severed the main artery so that he died in a few minutes

Hilton, William, 15 Jan 1885, aged 22, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. A heavy fall of roof took place through the face advancing to a slip. There were several props under the part that fell, but the weight loosed by the slip overcame them. The place generally was well timbered

Holland, James, 07 Sep 1907, aged 55, Dataller, He was engaged building a chock near the face, when a stone fell from a slip in the kench upon him

Knowles, James, 26 Jun 1882, (accident: 13 Apr 1882), aged 32, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was killed through his own neglect in not setting sprags before commencing to hole, the coal falling upon him. Died on the 26th June

Lawrence, Joshua, 11 Apr 1888, aged 19, Drawer, Inspection made. A stone fell from the roof as he was going along the drawing road which was apparently safe

Lawrenson, James, 04 Jun 1890, aged 34, Collier, Inquest attended. He was holing when the coal fell over his sprag onto him

Leigh, John, 12 Jun 1909, aged 54, Collier, When travelling the haulage brow, he appeared to have been run over by the haulage gang in a narrow portion of the roadway. Manholes were ten yards apart

Lyon, William James, 05 Jun 1917, aged 31, Contractors man, Killed by a fall of stone

Makin, Peter, 17 Nov 1919, aged 64, Daywageman, Killed by a fall of roof

McLoughlin, William, 27 Nov 1911, aged 21, Contractor's labourer, He was coming up the motion brow, 1,100 yards in length, after finishing his work, when the motion, which was in work, reversed through the band rope falling off pulley, and owing to getting jammed by a full tub, McLoughlin got fatally injured. The haulage was done by endless rope and notices were posted up in the brow prohibiting workers from travelling when the rope was in motion

Moss, Richard, 25 Jan 1906, aged 30, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. He had brought his full tub to the landing, in the haulage brow, when a large fall of roof occurred, knocking out several large bars and burying the deceased. Owing to the great height that it fell, they were unable to recover the body until the following day. After the fall it was found the roof gave way from a large slip, or break, running up on one side of the brow

Mossop, James, 11 Nov 1909, aged 33, Haulage hand, He got fatally crushed by some empty tubs running back downbrow, through somehow getting unlashed from the endless rope

O'Neill, Thomas, 25 May 1914, aged 55, Daywageman, Deceased was re-timbering a roadway, after a large fall had been removed. While putting on covering timber, a stone fell from the side above the timber and struck him on the head, causing instant death. The fireman had examined the place, and tested the sides about three hours previously and considered them safe. The fall was probably due to water as there was a considerable amount dropping

Parr, Peter, 16 Mar 1921, aged 31, Drawer, Killed by a fall of stone

Parry, David, 08 Jan 1895, aged 24, Contractor, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was engaged driving a tunnel through goaf when part of the higher side gave way to a slip which had not previously been detected and fell crushing the deceased

Pemblett, Joseph, 15 Jan 1907, aged 18, Labourer, When engaged pushing against a waggon buffer he got fatally crushed by two other waggons following behind

Percival, James, 10 May 1893, aged 33, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. The shaft is 160 yards deep. The cages were fitted with two wire guides only and the cage appears to have swayed and caught at a bearer and threw the deceased out as the cage was ascending. The clearance was 18 inches. The jury recommended strongly three guides to each cage

Phythian, Joseph, 16 Oct 1920, (accident: 01 Oct 1920), aged 64, Carpenter, Cut hand repairing bell wire. Died 16th Oct

Potter, George, 05 Jul 1920, aged 19, Haulage hand, Killed by a fall of roof

Potter, James, 05 Aug 1868, aged 17, Drawer, Drowned in the sump

Prescott, William, 03 May 1873, aged 13, Pony driver, Run over by coal boxes

Riley, John, 04 Dec 1919, (accident: 21 Nov 1919), aged 21, Daywageman, Fall of roof — bruised back. Died 4th Dec. — sceptic pneumonia

Sharrock, Thomas, 12 Sep 1892, 7.15 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 41, Manager, Inspection made and inquest attended. Suffocated by firedamp [More information ...]

Sixsmith, W. M., 17 Jan 1915, aged 19, Wagon lowerer, Run over by wagons while cleaning up. Died later

Smith, Joseph, 24 Dec 1920, aged 39, Coal cutter, Killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Stott, James, 16 Nov 1920, aged 55, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Turner, Thomas, 31 Jul 1907, aged 30, Collier, He was engaged at the face, when a fall of roof occurred upon him from some slips, capping three props

Turner, William, 22 Nov 1901, aged 41, Dataller, Inspection made. Whilst taking a tub of dirt downbrow, one person had hold of the tub on the upper side, and there were two scotches in the wheels, and a sprag at the front. Deceased it appears took the sprag out, and kept in front of the tub some distance until it ran against the side. He was asked to come from the front of tub, for the other man to put the tub right, but he appears not to have done so; and when the tub was clear it over-got them and ran over his leg, and he was fatally injured. Breach of Special Rule

White, James, 14 Nov 1910, (accident: 09 Nov 1910), aged 19, Haulage hand, When engaged packing dirt on side of down brew, he appeared to have knocked out a prop, when a portion of rock roof fell upon him. He died on the 14th November

Williams, Richard, 10 Aug 1877, aged 23, Dataler, Fall of roof

Woltensholme, James, 09 Nov 1908, aged 52, Dataller, At the junction of three roads, the timbers had been knocked out by runaway tubs, and when they had nearly completed the new timbering, a fall of roof and side occurred again killing him

Wynn, Patrick, 21 Jan 1889, aged 40, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was getting down the top coal after pulling out the props and went under to get some loose coal when the tops and some roof fell on him

Yates, Peter, 09 Jan 1870, aged 32, Sinker, Fall of dirt from sides

Yates, Peter, 09 Jan 1871, aged 32, Sinker, Fall of dirt from the sides