Park Lane

Ashton, Ralph, 25 Aug 1881, (accident: 27 Apr 1881), aged 40, Collier, Inquest attended. A pony driver lost his light, and the deceased undertook to drive the horse and trams to the pit shaft, and in passing through some doors he somehow lost his footing and fell, and the horse drew the trams over him. Died 25th August

Aspinall, Samuel, 16 Apr 1886, aged 21, Brakesman, The man was on a train of loaded waggons and it appears was stepping from one to another when his head came in contact with a bridge under which they were passing and he was knocked off and fell under the wheels

Baldary, Peter, 21 Dec 1896, aged 29, Dataller, Inspection made. Deceased and another man were removing a fall of roof and whilst doing so the leg of a bar was accidentally knocked out and the roof overhead fell upon him before he could clear himself

Barton, Henry, 05 Nov 1885, aged 56, Collier, Inspection made. Deceased had set a bar within three feet of the face and was pulling down some coal when he bared a slip and a some stone fell out striking him on the back of the neck

Bennett, William, 16 Mar 1875, aged 25, Brakesman, Run over by waggons

Bradshaw, Benjamin, 01 Dec 1871, aged 38, Collier, Fall of coal

Brown, Samuel, 16 Sep 1895, (accident: 02 Sep 1895), aged 60, Dataler, Inquiry made. The deceased was slightly injured on his hand by a stone falling from the roof. Blood poisoning afterwards set in and he died September 16th

Burmelow, J., 06 Feb 1869, (accident: 1868), Falling into the pit from the surface [More information ...]

Caley, George, 19 Dec 1874, aged 28, Hooker-on, Fell under cage as it was descending (supposed to have been in a fit)

Connor, Michael, 18 Oct 1880, aged 33, Dataler, A stone fell from over where the deceased had got some roof down and left untimbered, considering it safe

Cooper, Abraham, 15 Aug 1879, aged 20, Collier, Fall of coal. He had neglected to set sprags

Cottam, Eliza, 29 Dec 1862, aged 13, Pit bank assistant, By falling from the top of a loaded wagon on surface. Femal

Cunliffe, Henry, 29 Sep 1881, aged 40, Shotlighter, Inspection made and inquest attended. Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Derbyshire, Henry, 23 Apr 1875, aged 20, Collier, Fall of roof

Egan, Thomas, 04 Oct 1880, aged 40, Collier, Fall of roof. Place well timbered

Fairclough, Simeon, 27 Nov 1872, Drawer, Fall of roof

Fairhurst, Thomas, 12 May 1892, (accident: 07 Jan 1892, 11 a.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 40, Daywageman, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was assisting a contractor to put up some bars, when a layer of bind fell from the roof upon him, causing injuries to which he succumbed on 12th May

Finch, William, 29 Sep 1881, aged 29, Shotlighter, Inspection made and inquest attended. Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Flaherty, Thomas, 11 Jan 1893, aged 33, Sinker, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was struck on the head by a brick falling down the shaft most probably from where there was some unfinished walling at the ingate of the shaft at the surface

Flint, Peter, 10 Jul 1875, aged 36, Sinker, Lowered down sinking pit too quickly [More information ...]

Foy, John, 28 Mar 1872, Collier, Crushed by tubs

Gerrard, Thomas, 26 Feb 1875, aged 58, Collier, Fall of roof

Golding, Thomas, 18 Nov 1862, aged 41, Sinker, A shot accidentally exploding

Goulding, John, 18 Dec 1889, aged 25, Stoker, Inspection made and inquest attended. They were repairing the wall of an underground boilerhouse, and after removing the brickwork some dirt fell from the side and broke a steam pipe, when deceased was scalded to death before he could make his escape. There were two escape passages and a main entrance to the boiler-house

Greenall, Thomas, 16 Dec 1885, aged 14, Engine cleaner, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased went into the crank hole to get out some water when the engineman started the engine and he was crushed to death. The engineman stated the deceased did not tell him that he was going into the hole

Grundy, James, 19 Oct 1870, aged 55, Labourer, Killed on the railway

Halliwell, James, 23 Dec 1884, aged 34, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was altering a prop in the drawing road when the top coal, which had been left up for a roof, fell upon him. The coal had become broken and crushed by the weighting, and it was pointed out that such places should be barred

Heaton, James, 18 Feb 1898, aged 15, Pony driver, Inspection made and inquest attended. He appears to have sat down by the side of the full road at the jig brow where there was not room for the tubs to pass him and falling asleep he was run over. The officials appeared to have been very remiss about taking care of the boys

Heaton, Peter, 28 Aug 1891, 7.30 a.m., aged 13, Pony driver, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was found dead lying face downwards between the rails with a loaded tub across his back. There was no evidence to show how he got there

Hewit, John, 10 Aug 1863, aged 14, Drawer, Fall of roof

Heyes, John, 02 Jul 1885, aged 55, Collier, Inquest attended. Deceased was going down the pit and attempted to get out before the cage reached the bottom and was caught against the bar put up to prevent anyone falling into the sump

Higham, John, 24 Oct 1867, Collier, Fall of roof in Pemberton 4-foot mine

Hooper, William, 11 Feb 1878, aged 21, Collier, A piece of stone fell from roof, knocking out several props, and causing more of the roof to fall on deceased

Houghton, Peter, 12 Jun 1876, aged 22, Sinker, The deceased men were engaged taking out some air pipes from the shaft, when the engineman, by some oversight, lowered them into the water at the bottom instead of raising them, as he was signalled to do [More information ...]

Jemeson, Joseph, 09 Jan 1871, Hooker on, Falling into and down the pit from the surface

Johnson, James, 07 Jan 1870, Labourer, By being run against by a railway truck above ground

Johnson, James, 07 Jan 1871, Labourer, By being run against by a railway truck above ground

Jones, John, 10 Jul 1875, aged 22, Sinker, Lowered down sinking pit too quickly [More information ...]

Landry, Joseph, 10 Jan 1878, aged 32, Labourer, Crushed between waggons. Neglected to sprag the waggons at the back before lowering the others under the screens, and they followed him down

Leyland, Joseph, 28 Oct 1878, aged 33, Collier, After attempting to get his top coals down, recommenced to hole without setting sprags

Lowe, Henry, 07 Oct 1875, aged 16, Drawer, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Lowe, Robert, 28 Mar 1889, aged 41, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. He went on holing, whilst his drawer went for a sprag when there was a sudden fall of rock from what is locally known as it bristle, which crushed down some of the coal from the face

Martlew, George, 29 Oct 1890, aged 37, Low driver, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was putting a brake down on one of the waggons when he tripped over a heap of slack lying on the side of the line and fell under the wheels

Molyneux, James, 21 Oct 1871, aged 17, Drawer, Fall of roof

Naylor, Peter, 08 Aug 1892, 9 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 31, Fireman, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was drawing props, and had drawn about a dozen, when the roof fell upon him while he was in the act of drawing another. He ought to have used the gablock and chain

North, Richard, 16 Dec 1887, aged 50, Collier, Inquest attended. He was taking a tub into his working place the first thing in the morning and just as he got to the face a piece of the top coal fell out from between two sprags and caught him

O'Neil, James, 01 Mar 1886, aged 15, Pony driver, Inquest attended. The lad was found dead between the pony and tub in an inclined road. It is supposed that he was taking the tub down hill went in front of it contrary to orders, the pony going loose in front. The draw chain of the pony caught in a sleeper, and the tub coming on the boy was caught between the pony and tub

Orrell, John, 19 Nov 1864, Collier, Fall of roof

Parkinson, Henry, 24 May 1884, (accident: 18 Feb 1884), aged 45, Shiftman, Inquest attended. This man was consumptive, and a small piece of stone fell on his back and hurt his lung, from the effects of which he died on the 24th May

Pennington, John, 23 Sep 1884, aged 60, Dataler, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was building a pack in a place which was on the "weight," and a portion of the roof, which had not been properly secured, fell on him

Ralphorn, William, 07 May 1879, aged 24, Collier, A large stone fell from between two faults carrying timber with it

Ralphson, Samuel, 30 Jan 1891, 11.0 a.m., aged 42, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was working in widework and did not sufficiently sprag up the stone blind which separates the tipper and lower coals so that it fell upon him and killed him. The parting was 20ins. in thickness

Ratcliffe, John, 28 Feb 1881, aged 60, Mechanic, Inquest attended. Crushed by a punching machine falling over on to him whilst he was superintending the removal of the same

Rigby, Thomas, 09 Jul 1871, aged 33, Prop taker, Fall of roof

Rothwell, Thomas, 12 Jun 1876, aged 38, Sinker, The deceased men were engaged taking out some air pipes from the shaft, when the engineman, by some oversight, lowered them into the water at the bottom instead of raising them, as he was signalled to do [More information ...]

Roughley, John, 10 Jul 1874, aged 48, Collier, Fall of roof in Orrell 4 Foot Mine

Sharples, Thomas, 05 Jun 1876, aged 13, Drawer, Fall of roof

Shaw, James, 28 Oct 1892, (accident: 25 Oct 1892, 6.30 a.m., 1st hour of shift), aged 19, Drawer, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was drawing in a road which was getting low through crush, and in taking a loaded tub out he knocked a bar down, and the roof fell on him. No previous complaint had been made that the bars were too low. Died October 28th

Shaw, William, 15 Feb 1865, aged 26, Collier, Fall of coal in Pemberton 4 feet mine

Smith, Frederick, 12 Mar 1896, (accident: 24 Dec 1895), aged 33, Collier, Inspection made. Deceased was working a second ribbing about 6 feet in width and had been instructed by the fireman to get a bar set near the face which he appears to have neglected doing. The nearest bar on the face being 6 feet back when a fall of ley took place on him from slips in the roof. Died in Infirmary March 12

Smith, George, 14 Jan 1884, (accident: 09 Oct 1883), aged 55, Collier, Inquiries made and inquest attended. The deceased was injured on the 9th October 1883 by the fall of some top coal, which knocked out a couple of props and fell upon him

Spalding, Frederick, 07 Mar 1895, aged 19, Waggon lowerer, Inspection made. The deceased was crushed between the upright post and wagon under screens, there not being sufficient clearance for him to manipulate the break in safety

Sudworth, Joseph, 14 Oct 1886, aged 65, Labourer, Inspection made. He was trying to cross the line in front of some waggons which were being shunted, and was run over

Taberner, James, 13 Sep 1878, aged 18, Collier, Fall of coal. Neglected to set sprags

Taberner, Peter, 15 Sep 1898, (accident: 07 Sep 1898), aged 58, Dataller, Inquiry made and inquest attended. A new drawer missed to scotch his tub in a brow which then overpowered him and running down it caught and crushed the deceased who was engaged at the time repairing the brow. He succumbed to the injuries received on the 15th instant

Taylor, James, 09 Oct 1891, (accident: 29 Sep 1891, 2.30 p.m.), aged 46, Fireman, Inquest attended. There was a fall on a main road, and Taylor and another man went to repair it but whilst doing so another fall took place some of which fell on the deceased causing injuries to which he succumbed on 9th October

Thomas, John, 13 Feb 1891, aged 23, Dataler, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased having been at work all night came to the shaft bottom to ascend and is said to have passed immediately under the cages whilst in motion, to get on the other side of the pit bottom

Thomas, Owen, 09 Sep 1875, aged 26, Sinker, Stone fell from side of sinking pit

Unsworth, Edward, 31 Jan 1872, aged 26, Collier, Fall of coal

Unsworth, John, 06 Feb 1891, aged 33, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was starting to reset a prop which had been knocked down by his falling coals and whilst stooping to make a place for the bottom of the prop a stone fell upon him, from over where the prop had originally been

Unsworth, Richard, 04 Feb 1889, aged 56, Dataler, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was assisting to timber a part of the main brow and does not appear to have taken sufficient precautions to protect himself after removing the old bars when a stone fell upon him

Walker, Peter, 11 Sep 1890, aged 65, Collier, Inquiry made. Died from inflammation of the lungs which was said to be induced by three fractured ribs caused by lifting a tub

Walsh, Thomas, 29 Oct 1875, (accident: 07 Oct 1875), aged 62, Collier, Fall of roof. Died 29th October [More information ...]

Webster, John, 09 Dec 1897, (accident: 23 Nov 1897), aged 68, Waggon greaser, Inquiry made. The deceased got upon the buffer of a railway wagon to ride towards his work. He appears to have been standing up and when the wagons collided with some stationary wagons his stomach was bumped against the end of the wagons. He did not complain until sometime after but he succumbed to the injuries on December 9th 1897

Whitton, John, 02 Oct 1885, aged 60, Dataler, Inspection made. Deceased was clearing up an old road when a large slab of rock slipped down off the side and knocked him down. He had set five props under the stone but these were knocked out by the fall

Wilkinson, P., 07 Oct 1865, aged 46, Banksman, Fell off the coal screen on the pit bank

Williams, John, 12 Jun 1876, aged 24, Sinker, The deceased men were engaged taking out some air pipes from the shaft, when the engineman, by some oversight, lowered them into the water at the bottom instead of raising them, as he was signalled to do [More information ...]

Winstanley, Henry, 10 May 1867, Collier, Fall of roof in Pemberton 4-foot mine

Winstanley, James, 26 Nov 1874, aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof coal

Wrench, John, 21 Nov 1892, aged 25, Dataler, Inspection made and inquest attended. While clearing the haulage road of dirt that had fallen during the strike a wheel of the hauling engine gave way causing the tubs to run back and a chain breaking two tubs ran down the brow crushing the deceased before he reached the refuge hole