Rose Bridge Colliery

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Alkar, William, 19 Jan 1863, aged 41, Collier, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Anderton, Thomas, 18 May 1868, aged 39, Labourer, Fall of roof whilst drawing props

Atherton, -, 13 Jun 1867, aged 19, Brakesman, Falling off the locomotive above ground

Atherton, Thomas, 12 Sep 1883, aged 52, Dataler, Inspection made. The deceased had been getting some roof down in a drawing road and was passing through the working place to return to the place where he had previously been working, when a stone fell from between two "slips" on to him. The collier knew of the "slips" and had set timber under the stone, but the props were not set with sufficient care and they were knocked out by the fall

Baldershaw, Joshua, 12 Sep 1876, aged 34, Collier, Fall of roof

Barker, Joseph, 03 Jan 1866, aged 34, Underground labourer, Fall of roof while drawing props

Barrow, John, 02 Oct 1873, aged 12, Drawer, Crushed by fall of roof

Bridgeworth, George, 23 Dec 1871, aged 43, Prop taker, Fall of roof

Cheetham, James, 15 May 1866, aged 28, Drawer, Fall of roof in Cannel mine

Co, William, 28 Dec 1886, aged 14, Drawer

Cuttle, Michael, 26 Aug 1875, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof

Dempsey, Patrick, 27 Nov 1875, aged 26, Collier, Fall of coal

Donnelly, Patrick, 12 Mar 1897, aged 59, Dataller, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged packing dirt in the waste and is said to have drawn two or three props without putting up other props to secure the place when the roof gave way crushing the deceased

Fairhurst, John, 03 Oct 1857, Underlooker, Falling off a ladder in the pit

Freeman, James, 07 Feb 1870, aged 22, Collier, Falling into pit or shaft from a mouthing

Gallagher, E., 27 Feb 1861, aged 19, Drawer, Fall of stone

Gerard, Samuel, 09 Mar 1866, aged 17, Collier, Fall of coal at the working face

Gerrard, William, 14 Jul 1890, aged 63, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was getting into the cage when the engine started, and he was crushed against the top of the mouthing. The hooker-on had omitted to signal to the engineman that he wanted the cage, as he should have done after coal winding hours, hence the accident

Gill, John, 26 Jun 1861, aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof

Green, John, 21 Aug 1857, Collier, Fall of roof

Gregory, John, 25 Nov 1861, aged 25, Collier, Fall of roof

Grime, Enoch, 02 Jun 1885, aged 40, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. The drawer was bringing a tub out down an incline road when he ran against a prop which was not clear of the road and his scotch came out. The tub overpowered him and struck deceased who was passing at the bottom

Harrop, Thomas, 17 Dec 1864, aged 18, Pony driver, Run over by a train of trams

Hulme, Thomas, 08 Aug 1860, aged 13, Pony driver, Deceased was found crushed between a tub and the side of the waggon raod

Hulmers, William, 01 Dec 1850, Fall of roof when drawing props

Hunter, James, 10 Jul 1864, aged 70, Collier, Fall of coal

Kniverton, John, 08 Oct 1862, aged 30, Enginetenter, Whilst oiling the parallel motion of the engine

Leatherbarrow, James, 28 Aug 1852, Fall of roof

Leatherbarrow, James, 03 Dec 1889, aged 45, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was working in a wide work place, when a stone fell from "slips" and between his props and face which were 3 feet apart

Leech, William, 04 Jun 1886, aged 18, Drawer, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was working with his father when a stone fell from a slip on to him. The place was well timbered

Leigh, William, 25 Jun 1875, aged 22, Drawer, Fall of roof

Low, Edward, 25 Jan 1870, aged 12, Drawer, Fall of roof

Low, Edward, 25 Jan 1871, aged 12, Drawer, Fall of roof

Lunt, William, 27 Nov 1924, 6.20 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 33, Chargeman Pit Sinker, Shaft accident [More information ...]

McKnight, William, 12 May 1888, aged 43, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased with five other men were going down to a mouthing in the shaft. Two got off the cage and let down the leaf when the other men followed and as the last man the deceased was getting off the cage was raised and deceased thrown down the pit. The engineman and banksmen swore that a signal had been given and from experiments afterwards made, it appeared likely that the lever of the leaf had when being lowered caught against the signal wire and so rung the bell

McMain, James, 14 Aug 1868, aged 22, Collier, Fall of roof

Melling, James, 09 May 1856, Fall of coal

Mercer, Peter, 14 Feb 1879, (accident: 10 Jun 1878), aged 29, Collier, Fall of roof. Injured 10th June 1878

Mullineaux, John, 21 May 1856, Underlooker, Falling out of the tub as he was ascending the pit [More information ...]

Myers, Thomas, 11 Oct 1888, aged 16, Drawer, Inspection made. The collier was holing when a piece of over hanging coal fell bringing some clod with it which struck the deceased. The collier had just asked for a sprag which was passed to him but he had not set as he should have done

Newall, Thomas, 25 Jan 1877, aged 60, Labourer, Crushed between waggon buffers

Ormston, Henry, 08 Aug 1867, aged 13, Drawer, Run over by a tub in the upbrow

Reynolds, Abraham, 20 Jul 1876, aged 30, Collier, Fall of coal

Richardson, William, 05 Sep 1857, Collier, Fall of roof

Rigby, Charles, 16 Dec 1871, aged 70, Labourer, Injured by a railway truck above ground

Rigby, Edward, 06 Mar 1863, aged 34, Collier, Fall of roof

Rowson, William, 21 Oct 1868, aged 54, Collier, Fall of roof in the Cannel mine

Rudd, John, 06 Jul 1868, aged 41, Labourer, A railway truck supported by props falling upon him

Rudd, Joseph, 02 Oct 1884, aged 57, Dataller, Inspection made. A heavy fall of roof in wide-work when drawing chocks. Deceased was considered to be a very experienced man

Shaples, John, 29 Aug 1890, aged 60, Storekeeper, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was caught by some empty waggons which were being shunted. The whistle was blown but deceased apparently did not notice it

Sharples, Thomas, 29 Aug 1860, aged 28, Collier, A fall of coal

Sumner, William, 27 Jul 1853, aged 19, Explosion of firedamp

Taylor, Charles, 01 Aug 1879, aged 48, Collier, Fall of roof from slips. Place well timbered

Taylor, F., 07 Dec 1852, aged 19, Fall of stone from side of shaft

Thorp, Thomas, 19 Jan 1863, aged 36, Collier, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Tovey, D., 04 Apr 1854, aged 21, Fall of stone from side of shaft (second accident in same pit)

Traynor, Daniel, 07 Mar 1881, aged 47, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. The decased was pulling some coal from the face, when a heavy fall of roof came over the face to a "step" he was approaching, and which, it is supposed, he laid bare. The place was fairly well timbered

Tucket, John, 23 Apr 1859, aged 19, Drawer, Fall of roof

Tyrer, John, 06 Sep 1888, aged 55, Metalman, Inspection made. Deceased and some other men were engaged in repairing the shaft and were working on a temporary scaffold erected on the cage. They had taken out some bad brickwork when a larger portion fell on to the scaffold causing the planks to slip and deceased fell to the bottom a distance of 16 yards

West, Matthew, 03 Oct 1859, aged 17, Hooker on, Coal falling down shaft whist removing empty tubs

Woods, William, 17 Aug 1870, aged 13, Drawer, Fall of roof while setting a prop

Wright, Henry, 09 Feb 1871, aged 15, Drawer, Being crushed between afull tub and the side

Yates, William, 14 Aug 1883, aged 45, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was wedging his coal down after he had holed it and drawn the sprags. The coal fell suddenly, and in trying to get away he came against a prop with his back, and the coal caught and crushed him. The working place was in good order