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Adamson, Thomas, 30 May 1911, aged 16, Engine boy, Was in the act of lifting the second of five stationary empty tubs on to the rails, when a gang of ten empty tubs was drawn up by the engine, and jammed him between moving and stationary tubs

Ashall, Robert, 09 Feb 1937, aged 38, Daywageman, Rope broke and tub ran back — killed by fractured skull

Ashton, John, 07 Nov 1919, aged 24, Sinker, Fell down the shaft

Ashurst, Thomas W., 05 Jan 1928, aged 42, Dataller, Killed by a fall of roof at face

Barrow, John, 18 Oct 1862, aged 26, Taker-off, Run over at foot of incline

Billinge, George, 01 Oct 1863, aged 20, Drawer, Bursting of a steam boiler

Boardman, Thomas, 24 Sep 1856, Falling down the pit

Brown, -, 19 Oct 1867, aged 18, Taker-off, Breaking of jig train

Brown, Edward, 26 Apr 1924, 5.10 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 60, Onsetter, He was killed by an iron bolt, 6 ins. long and 1¼ ins. in diameter, which fell from the surface banking level, 333 yards above the pit bottom. The deceased had just pushed two full tubs of coal into the top deck, when he was struck in the eye by the bolt, which had become detached from the connecting rod of the keps at the banking out level. In its fall the bolt struck the comer of the cage and ricochetted into the mine entrance. A bonnet was provided at the shaft bottom, but the bolt missed it and hit the cage top. The keps were examined 12 hours previously to the accident and were then found to be in order

Brownbill, James, 29 Jul 1873, aged 41, Collier, Explosion of gas in Bastian Mine No. 7 Pit [More information ...]

Burrows, John, 27 Jun 1856, Fall of roof

Burrows, Thomas, 23 Oct 1866, aged 40, Browman, Fell off the stage at the pit top

Chesworth, John, 05 Apr 1909, (accident: 01 Apr 1909), aged 37, Labourer, He attempted to lever the blade of a ventilating fan, which was worked by a single engine, and which had stopped on the centre. When pulling back the plank he was using (after it started) it injured his stomach so severely that he expired April 5, 1909. A barring arrangement will be put on the main shaft of the engine to start it in future

Chisnall, Joseph, 15 Nov 1927, aged 34, Dataller, Killed by a fall of roof at face

Clark, Peter, 07 Oct 1897, aged 52, Labourer, Inspection made. The deceased engaged greasing railway wagons on the siding, when a North Western locomotive came in to take out a load and apparently did not take sufficient steps to warn him as he was crushed among the wagons

Dixon, Joseph, 04 Nov 1904, aged 39, Drawer, Inspection made and inquest attended. When two tubs were being hauled up a steep brow, they got fast against the timber, and the chain connecting the rope to the tubs gave way, and deceased, when going to see what was wrong, got fatally crushed by the tubs. This road was only 3 feet 2 inches in height in places, and should have been kept a larger size for haulage purposes

Doncaster, Samuel, 04 May 1861, aged 21, Collier, Falling out of the cage when ascending the pit

Donnelly, James, 21 Mar 1927, (accident: 15 Mar 1927), aged 48, Contractor, Ribs fractured by fall of stone. Died 21st

Eddleston, Thomas, 21 Oct 1882, aged 55, Pitman, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was riding on the edge of a sinking hoppet and was thrown off through the guide of the hoppet catching in the shaft for an instant. The hoppet then fell suddenly for 2 or 3 yards, and he was jerked off

Ellis, Joseph, 16 Jan 1870, aged 51, Carpenter, Falling into machinery above ground

Ellis, Joseph, 16 Jan 1871, aged 51, Carpenter, Falling into machinery above ground

Emblyn, Joseph, 01 Jan 1881, aged 56, Labourer, Found drowned in a water tub near the mortar mill, where he was usually employed

Fairhurst, Thomas, 01 Jul 1879, aged 29, Collier, Fall of coal and roof owing to want of sprags a supply of which was in the place

Finch, John, 16 Mar 1881, aged 13, Pony driver, Inquest attended. Crushed between the tubs he was taking out, but there was no evidence to show how it happened

Finch, John, 20 Nov 1882, aged 65, Pitman, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased had completed his inspection of the shaft, which he considered safe, and was attending to some siphon pipes about 50 yards from the bottom when something fell down the shaft, striking deceased. A great part of this shaft is unlined, and representations have been made to the owners that it is not safe for men to pass up and down until it has been lined

Forrest, John, 02 Apr 1917, aged 50, Collier, Caught by runaway tubs [More information ...]

Forrester, Thomas, 21 Apr 1917, (accident: 05 Jun 1916), aged 48, Haulier, Caught head against a girder 5th June 1916. Died this day

Fowles, Henry, 19 Nov 1879, aged 20, Breaksman, He had hold of a prop by some means of which the engine pushed the waggons along the adjoining line when the prop slipped and he was caught between the buffers

Garvey, Peter, 11 Nov 1899, aged 22, Brakesman, Inspection made. The deceased when coming down on a coal train was riding on a buffer, and in putting his foot on the brake lever to apply the brake he slipped and fell under the wheels, and was run over

Greyson, Ellis, 21 Mar 1866, aged 26, Fireman, Was trying to lift the engine over the centre by the fly wheel when he fell into the gearing

Grundy, Thomas, 18 Feb 1904, aged 23, Daywageman, Fall of roof. Inspection made and inquest attended. They were engaged ripping roof down in a roadway, and had advanced about six feet from the last bar to a slip, when the roof gave way, capping two bars, and three stretchers, and killing them. At the inquiry it was suggested there should be better supervision of the men in this work [More information ...]

Halsall, Henry, 27 Jun 1865, Engine tenter, Falling off a scaffold in the engine house while packing the piston of the pumping engine

Hardman, John, 17 Jan 1866, Collier, Fall of coal

Harrison, Daniel, 01 Jun 1881, aged 34, Pitman, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased and his brother had been doing some repairs in the shaft, and had commenced to examine another portion of it, from the top of the cage when he suddenly fell off. The brother could not give any explanation of the affair, but it is supposed that the deceased was struck by a stone falling from the side of the shaft, which was unwalled, and to the dangerous state of which attention had been drawn a week previously

Hill, William, 01 Jan 1885, aged 57, Fireman, Inspection made. The deceased fell down some steps leading from the pit-bank and alighting on his head was killed immediately

Hilton, Edward, 18 Oct 1888, (accident: 19 Apr 1888), aged 65, Dataler, Inquest attended. He was breaking a stone off the compressed air pipes and when he had got it loose the pipes sprang out and broke a joint falling upon him. He was apparently not much injured but never recovered and died on the 18th Oct

Houghton, John, 13 Jul 1852, Fall of roof

Hulme, William, 14 Apr 1888, (accident: 13 Jan 1888), aged 65, Pusher on, Inspection made. A fall of roof, caused by the timber being knocked out by a tub. There was not sufficient space between the tubs and the bars. Died 14th April

Johnson, John, 23 Feb 1868, aged 58, Furnaceman, Falling out of the cage when ascending the pit

Johnson, T., 06 Dec 1854, aged Boy, Knocked out of tub at meetings in ascending shaft

Johnson, Thomas, 23 Apr 1915, aged 29, Engine tenter, Crushed between tubs while lifting them onto rails

Kay, Samuel, 14 Jun 1867, aged 36, Collier, Fall of roof in Pigeon House mine

Kelly, James, 07 Sep 1929, aged 31, Contractors man, Killed by a fall of coal from high side

Langley, Henry, 08 Jul 1912, aged 57, Collier, While Langley was occupied at the face a fall of roof occurred, displacing two props, and fatally injuring him. There were several "slips" in the roof

Large, T., 18 Feb 1854, Fall of roof in higher delph

Laurenson, Henry, 02 Feb 1861, aged 44, Collier, An explosion of gas

Leather, George, 19 May 1865, aged 27, Sinker, A shot going off before he could get out of the way

Lilley, Charles, 05 Oct 1895, (accident: 04 Oct 1895), aged 22, Collier, Inspection made, and inquest attended. Deceased is supposed to have been riding on the tubs against orders and was crushed against the roof. He succumbed to the injuries received the following day

Litherland, T., 10 Mar 1853, Fall of roof

Lucas, Thomas, 08 Jul 1895, aged 18, Drawer, Inquiry made and inquest attended. While in the act of taking his tub down a roadway it got off the road when another drawer came behind with his tub and crushed him

Lyon, Thomas, 09 Aug 1880, aged 22, Collier, Fall of coal. Deceased had neglected to set any sprags

Marsh, John, 23 Jan 1893, (accident: 28 Dec 1892), aged 28, Collier, Inquest attended. The deceased was working in a ribbing he had his bars within 30 inches of the face when some roof coal fell between the bar and face. He succumbed to the injuries received on Jan. 23, 1893

Marsh, Joseph, 23 Feb 1887, aged 72, Dataler, Inspection made and inquest attended. He and another man were sent to put up some bars at a point marked by the fireman and deceased commenced to pull some side off against his mate's wish when the roof fell suddenly on him

Marsh, Thomas, 07 Dec 1891, aged 16, Drawer, Inspection made and inquest attended. The working place was 6 yards wide and no timber within 12 feet of the face. Fireman said he told the collier to set some props but did not wait to see him start to do it. The man never set them, and roof fell on him

Marsh, William, 08 Nov 1867, aged 13, Drawer, Fall of roof in Pigeon House mine

Mee, Michael, 15 Sep 1911, aged 46, Contractor's man, Fall of roof. Mee was engaged with a contractor ripping roof down, and packing the sides of a roadway six feet from the face when a fall of roof occurred from the ripping between slips, and instantly killed him. A prop was displaced by the fall

Mercer, Ralph, 11 Feb 1858, aged 20, Drawer, Falling out of the cage whilst ascending the pit

Mills, Nathan, 01 Sep 1869, aged 60, Horse Keeper, Injuries received at the top of shafts [More information ...]

Naylor, Richard, 04 Jul 1912, aged 20, Drawer, Naylor was engaged filling a tub of coal at the face opposite a roadway, when a sudden "weighting" occurred, followed immediately by a fall of "stammel" or top dirt, which displaced a prop set immediately under it, and inflicted injuries to Naylor from which he died that night. At the inquest the jury recommended "that more care be used in future in spragging the stammel"

O'Brien, John, 20 Jun 1910, aged 25, Collier, When engaged getting coal down at the face, a sudden weighting of the roof took place, causing a piece of top coal to fall upon him from a slip

Parr, Henry, 19 Jan 1861, aged 13, Waggoner, Fall of roof in the 4 feet mine

Parr, John, 20 Sep 1859, aged 13, Drawer, Fall of coal

Partington, Thomas, 12 Jun 1866, aged 18, Driver, Fall of roof

Pennington, James, 22 May 1862, aged 59, Collier, Struck by the cage in the pit eye

Pennington, John, 11 Aug 1874, aged 13, Pony driver, Run over by full tubs in Main Delf No. 10 Pit

Pennington, William, 27 Mar 1875, aged 26, Collier, Fall of coal

Pickavance, Peter, 07 Mar 1896, aged 62, Furnaceman, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was the furnaceman going down to his furnace in the absence of the banksman. He had always gone to the engine-winder who always sent the boiler minder to act as banksman for him; but on this occasion he appears to have got straight on the brow and signalled the cage to go down. But before it was moved he appears to have walked into the pit probably thinking he was getting into the cage which was not at the bank at the time. He is believed to have been in drink at the time. The fence gates were satisfactory

Platt, John W., 18 Feb 1904, aged 24, Daywageman, Fall of roof. Inspection made and inquest attended. They were engaged ripping roof down in a roadway, and had advanced about six feet from the last bar to a slip, when the roof gave way, capping two bars, and three stretchers, and killing them. At the inquiry it was suggested there should be better supervision of the men in this work [More information ...]

Platt, Jonathan, 21 Mar 1862, aged 48, Dataller, Breaking of a wire rope in the shaft

Potter, Peter, 14 Aug 1867, aged 15, Drawer, Explosion of firedamp

Ratchford, James, 01 May 1876, aged 17, Pony driver, Fall of roof

Ratcliffe, Thomas, 19 Feb 1866, aged 67, Blacksmith, Was thrown by the capstan rope catching on the engine beam

Rhodes, George, 13 Dec 1909, aged 24, Haulage hand, Deceased when attempting to scotch a set of full tubs in motion, got a fatal blow by the tubs on his head

Rigby, J., 25 Jan 1854, Stoker, Crushed by the parallel motion of one of the engines

Rigby, Thomas, 08 Nov 1862, aged 16, Drawer, Fall of roof

Robinson, Joseph, 08 Jun 1876, aged 17, Dataler, Fall of roof

Roughley, William, 12 Feb 1862, Drawer, Explosion of gas

Spellman, Bernard, 19 Dec 1925, (accident: 19 Oct 1925), aged 25, Metalman, Fractured spine by fall of dirt. Died 19th Dec

Spence, Edward, 05 Feb 1886, aged 27, Drawer, Inspection made and inquest attended. The roadway had fallen up very high and was barred about 4 feet 6 inches apart with close running bars and covering and this fell suddenly probably from side crush and it fell on deceased who was passing under at the time

Stott, Thomas, 07 Dec 1889, aged 61, Collier, Inspection made. He had sent a full tub down the brow with a balancer, and the balance-box got off the road coming up and knocked a bar out, when the roof came down and fell on deceased who was going down brow for some purpose

Suter, Robert, 20 May 1867, aged 64, Labourer, Falling off pit bank above ground

Thompson, John, 12 Dec 1902, aged 29, Labourer, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was walking down the railway, when the locomotive with waggons approached him from behind; the driver whistled, and deceased tried to get up a slack heap, and in doing so fell against the moving waggons and got fatally injured. The brakesman, instead of riding on the leading waggon, was on the locomotive

Topping, William, 19 Dec 1927, aged 27, Haulage engineman, Injuries to head and shoulders while greasing electric haulage engine

Unknown, -, 03 Nov 1890, An explosion took place in the Bastians Mine which killed one man. He went into a place where some gas had been reported in the morning and passed some men who were working with safety lamps. He had a naked light and the gas exploded at his candle. The name of the deceased is not given and the Inspector went on to say that the accident would not have happened if the man had a safety lamp

Waring, William, 19 Jan 1912, aged 44, Collier, When clearing away dirt at the face, a large piece of clod, overlying the coal, fell over the top of a sprag and killed Waring. The roof is said to have taken a sudden "gulch," and the fireman, who had visited the place five minutes before the accident, judged it safe

Weir, Michael, 06 Mar 1857, Drawer, Fall of roof coal

Whittaker, William, 05 Feb 1866, aged 70, Blacksmith, Caught in the gearing that works the screen

Wilson, Archibald, 07 Jul 1873, aged 49, Day wageman, Fall of roof while repairing horse roads

Wilson, John, 11 Oct 1910, aged 33, Collier, When working at the coal face, a fall of roof occurred from a slip, and uncapped at least two props. The fall was fifteen feet three inches by four feet seven inches by four feet six inches

Woollar, Thomas, 03 Sep 1885, aged 60, Dataler, Inspection made and inquest attended. This occurred on a main road through a stone falling whilst deceased sat smoking his pipe. This road seemed rather rough and there were several places in it that needed making more secure

Wynne, Griffith, 02 Aug 1864, Drawer, Fall of roof