Renishaw Park Colliery

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Adams, Thomas, 12 Mar 1874, aged 33, Dataller, Engaged in setting timber in horse road had taken old timber out before setting new

Alcock, John, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Archer, George Henry, 24 Feb 1906, aged 25, Onsetter, Deceased was crossing the pit bottom while the cage was descending. It caught him before he got clear across and killed him. There was a proper road round the shaft

Ashley, John Henry, 07 May 1885, aged 15, Driver

Baker, Thomas Hatfield, 09 Dec 1910, aged 15, Pony Driver, Whilst taking two tubs along a gate, a fall occurred which completely buried him and the first tub in which he was sitting. A bar was displaced. There was no evidence to show how the bar became displaced as the tub did not leave the rails. It is possible that the pony's limbers knocked against a leg and displaced it, thus letting the bar down

Barber, Mark, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Bellam, Ephraim, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Bolsover, John, 10 Jan 1871, aged 70, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Bradbury, William, 02 Jun 1869, aged 61, Collier, Fall of roof (Renishaw Park pit)

Breeze, -, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Briggs, Enoch, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Briggs, John William, 10 Aug 1905, aged 53, Loader, Deceased was protecting a branch roadway while a shot of bellite was being fired in a stall. He failed to sufficiently protect himself and was struck on the head by coal from the shot. He died three hours later (Silkstone coal seam)

Brown, John, 06 Feb 1861, aged 22, Trammer, Crushed with cage at pit bottom [More information ...]

Butler, Felix Henry, 12 Jan 1893, aged 14, Horse driver, Found dead in front of the first tub of a tram of five which he was taking along a roadway. No evidence to show whether he fell whist walking in front of his horse or that he was riding on the shafts and fell off

Clarke, Francis, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Cole, Gabriel, 22 Jan 1878, aged 43, Stallman, Killed by a fall of bind whilst getting top coal down near a fault slip

Copley, Henry, 30 Apr 1909, aged 32, Dataller, Killed by a fall of roof while repairing a main roadway (Silkstone Coal seam)

Cresswell, Frederick, 21 Dec 1901, aged 16, Horse driver, Fall of roof. The stallman was clearing some dirt from the floor of the gate-road over which the gas coal was being worked, and was assisted by deceased and another boy, when the roof fell, killing deceased, and injuring the other two (Silkstone coal)

Crisp, William, 31 Aug 1904, (accident: 22 Dec 1903), aged 52, Deputy, He received a slight injury on 22nd December, 1903, and he died from natural causes, pneumonia and valvular disease of the heart. The coroner's jury added that the accident did not contribute to his death [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Cunnliffe, Thomas, 03 Jan 1882, aged 27, Collier, Attempting to enter the cage after signal to go on had been given

Cutley, John, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Cutts, John, 28 Dec 1888, aged 18, Loader, Removing loose dirt from under the top coal at buttock end when end sprag burst out and the coal fell fatally injuing him

Dayman, Joseph, 23 Dec 1891, (accident: 21 Dec 1891, 2.45 p.m.), aged 42, Stallman, Fall of coal. Getting down roof coal and stood in front of the same instead of at the end. The coal fell and pinned him against a pack. Died 23rd December

Elliott, George, 30 Mar 1881, aged 18, Loader, Fall of roof whilst loading coals

Ellis, Arthur, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Enos, Staton, 18 Apr 1890, aged 33, Stallman, Fall of roof whilst wedging it down for the purpose of repairing the roadway

French, Luke, 03 Sep 1879, aged 18, Loader, Fall of roof

Garrett, John, 19 Apr 1897, aged 64, Screenman, Six empty wagons were allowed to run away down the sidings and being unable to get out of the way was run over

Gee, Robert, 28 Jan 1907, aged 15, Train-rider, Deceased was riding on the first full tub of a train of six, and in attempting to get off for the purpose of putting a tail-rope at the back of the set, he fell under the train and was run over and killed (Silkstone coal)

Goodwin, Thomas, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Greaves, Thomas, 17 Sep 1872, aged 25, Collier, Fall of coal

Hall, George, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Hancock, Miles, 07 Sep 1909, aged 55, Stallman, He was killed by a fall of roof in the coal-face which fell from between the timber and the face, a width of 3 feet (Silkstone Coal seam)

Hazelhurst, George Henry, 12 Jun 1894, aged 16, Horse driver, Fall of coal. Deceased was assisting to take an empty tub to load some roof coal that his father was getting down when he approached too near and was struck by the falling coal

Hogarth, George, 05 Jan 1897, aged 25, Screeman, Crushed between railway wagons. Deceased was passing between the buffers of two wagons to lift up a brake when a third waggon ran into these and crushed deceased between the buffers

Holmes, H., 07 Oct 1910, aged 55, Stallman, A fall of roof in a gate road which he and a fellow stallman were ripping. The stone that fell appeared to be so hard that they decided to blast it. The fall displaced timber and exposed a slip

Hughes, James, 19 Dec 1877, aged 30, Holer, Fall of coals whilst taking out sprags

Hutchley, George, 01 Jun 1874, aged 17, Stallman, Fall of roof

Layking, -, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Leadbetter, William, 08 Apr 1887, aged 53, Deputy, Run over by train of loaded tubs on engine plane

Leivesley, Joseph, 02 May 1883, aged 58, Stallman, Fall of bind whilst preparing to set timber to support the roof (Silkstone seam)

Lloyd, Thomas, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Lowe, George, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Marchant, Henry, 23 Nov 1907, (accident: 17 Oct 1907), aged 47, Dataller, Fall of roof on main road. Deceased was knocking a prop up to secure the roof when the prop flew out, allowing some roof to fall on deceased. He died 23rd November (Deep soft coal)

Marriott, Samuel, 20 Aug 1909, aged 52, Dataller, A train of 22 full tubs left the pass-bye and went 30 yards up an engine plane rising 1 in 6 towards the shaft, when the haulage rope broke. The drag placed at the back of the tubs failed to hold the train, and they ran back into the pass-bye where deceased was crushed between other full tubs when the runaway train ran into them (Deep Soft Coal seam)

Marsden, Thomas Jepson, 24 Sep 1906, aged 36, Stallman, Deceased was crushed by a train of loaded tubs while travelling up an engine-plane returning from work (Silkstone coal)

Marsden, William George, 19 Sep 1895, aged 32, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was in a heading wedging coal down when the roof fell upon him

Marshall, W., 09 Mar 1863, aged 18, Trammer, Fall of roof

Martin, Benjamin, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Monks, Henry, 18 Apr 1868, aged 11, Boy, Run over by a railway truck

Moorhouse, William, 24 May 1899, (accident: 23 May 1899), aged 54, Dataller, Fall of roof. Deceased was sent to clear up a fall or roof in a roadway and make it safe. While he was at work a large piece of rock fell and fatally injured him, and he died the following morning (Silkstone coal)

Nightingale, John, 26 Apr 1907, aged 48, Dataller, Fall of roof. Deceased was widening a roadway by taking out an old pack and building a new one. This work appears to have caused a readjustment of weight and allowed a large quantity of roof to fall (Deep soft coal)

Ordill, Enock, 27 Feb 1901, aged 18, Horse driver, Deceased died in hospital from "acute meningitis." As it was suggested that he had received an injury in the mine a postmortem examination was made. The doctor then stated that the meningitis had no connection with any injury, and the jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Pearce, Thomas, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Platts, Amos, 27 Jan 1869, aged 28, Sinker, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Portas, -, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Price, Charles, 27 Mar 1900, (accident: 22 Jun 1899), aged 60, Stallman, He received a very slight injury in the mine on 22nd June, 1899, and he died from a complication of diseases of the heart and liver [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Ramsden, George, 02 Aug 1884, aged 32, Deputy, Found dead under a fall of roof, supposed to have been making the roadway safe

Rhodes, John, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Richardson, Thomas, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Robinson, John, 07 Jul 1905, aged 48, Dayman, Fall of roof. Deceased and a stallman were ripping the gate-end by wedging, when a piece of the roof fell and fatally injured the deceased. He died the same day (Deep soft coal seam)

Robinson, Robert, 07 Jun 1898, aged 26, Labourer, Deceased was with others unloading timber in the colliery siding from railway trucks. The timber was 30 feet long and one tree slipped

Savage, Mathew, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Spencer, John, 02 Jan 1903, (accident: 21 Aug 1902), aged 57, Stallman, Deceased died in the mine on 2nd January, 1903, upon the first day's work after receiving injury from a fall of roof on 21st August, 1902. The postmortem examination found that the heart was ruptured by the accident, and the strain involved by the deceased again working in the mine caused his death (Silkstone coal seam)

Stanley, Henry, 23 Jan 1904, aged 38, Enginewright, Deceased was examining the conductors in the lower part of the shaft when he was either struck by something falling, or he accidentally fell from the top of the cage where he was riding and fell into the water in the sump, where his dead body was found

Stevenson, Henry, 08 Jan 1903, (accident: 07 Jan 1903), aged 38, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was engaged in building a gate end pack, when a portion of roof fell and fatally injured him. He died the next day (Silkstone coal seam)

Taylor, William, 21 Dec 1900, (accident: Sep 1900), Deputy, He died from natural causes after receiving a slight injury in the mine in September. The accident, however, had nothing to do with his death, and no inquest was held [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Thorpe, John, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Wainwright, David, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Watson, Robert, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Webster, Aaron, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Webster, George, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

White, W., 18 Jun 1861, aged 17, Trammer, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Wilkinson, Harry, 07 Feb 1891, (accident: 31 Oct 1890, 1.0 a.m.), aged 53, Dataler, Whilst removing a ventilating door it fell and struck him. He died from haemorrhage arising from an abscess in the neck due to the blow received in the mine. Died 7th February 1891

Wood, William, 10 Jan 1871, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot, Explosion of gas [More information ...]