Ryhill Main Colliery

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Aincsough, R., 26 Sep 1885, aged 23, Hanger on, Fell into sump of trunk

Beaumont, George A., 16 Sep 1907, aged 23, Trammer, Along with a collier he was getting coal in a place next to a fault. Two parallel slips could be seen in the roof and timber had been set with sleepers 3 feet long as lids, but the props unfortunately were set on the wrong side of the slips, and as soon as the coal was taken out at one end another slip was disclosed, and the stone, which measured 9 feet by 4 feet 6 inches by 3 feet 4 inches thick, fell, without warning and killed him. If bars had been set the accident probably would not have happened. The manager promised to use them in future

Brear, S., 09 Jul 1884, aged 13, Incline boy, Fall of roof

Clifft, James, 08 Nov 1913, aged 38, Dataller, Whilst in the act of taking out a low bar for the purpose of allowing the roof to fall, he was caught by a fall of roof 9 feet wide and 2 feet thick. The fall ran out two bars in addition to the one deceased he was loosening. The deputy had left the place only 20 minutes previously. It was known to the deceased that the roof would fall when the bars were taken out as it was badly broken and was drawn away from a hard parting above. The accident was apparently due to an error of judgement on the part of the deceased by not doing the work at the loose end

Cooke, William, 26 Sep 1904, aged 15, Pony-driver, When following his employment a fall of stone occurred on a road and killed him. Cause — a sudden weight owing to pillars being worked out

Crosland, D., 06 May 1898, aged 58, Collier, Fall of roof

Davis, J., 07 Sep 1891, aged 58, Collier, Fall of roof

Hallam, John, 18 Feb 1919, aged 16, Trammer, Holing when he was caught by fall of coal which came over a sprag which his father had set

Hayward, George Percy, 14 Oct 1908, (accident: 13 Oct 1908), aged 15, Pony-driver, While following his employment was kicked by his pony. The accident was not thought to be serious, but he died the following day

Horbury, S., 06 Aug 1881, aged 61, Dataller, Fall of roof

Jowitt, Nathaniel, 11 Feb 1915, aged 60, Collier, While getting coal he was caught by fall of roof when he exposed a slip

Lloyd, T., 30 Oct 1884, aged 46, Collier, Fall of coal

Marshall, J., 17 Jun 1891, aged 43, Collier, Gunpowder

Nilstrip, D., 19 Jun 1878, aged 18, Hurrier, Fall of roof

Penny, A., 22 Jan 1881, aged 40, Collier, Fall of roof

Storey, C., 09 Nov 1900, aged 37, Joiner, Having finished his dinner, was sitting at the side of a small stove, when his clothes caught fire. He probably fell asleep, or had a fit

Ward, John, 14 Dec 1896, Banksman