Shireoaks Colliery

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Allen, John Charles, 06 Jun 1947, aged 58, Fell over and injured his head

Ashley, Edward, 12 Feb 1898, aged 52, Stallman, Deceased fell forward and died suddenly while at work in the mine. An inquest was held and it was found that from cerebral haemorrhage not received any injury in the mine [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Barrowcliffe, Thomas, 24 Apr 1908, aged 55, Dataller, Deceased was repairing a main roadway, when the side of the road fell over and killed him (Top Hard Coal seam)

Battrum, Reuben, 15 Feb 1890, aged 43, Engine fitter, Scalded by the bursting of an exhaust steam pipe connected to the winding engines

Beardmore, John William, 04 Jan 1942, aged 55, Killed by a fall of roof

Bedford, John, 04 Oct 1875, aged 20, Loader, Coming down incline in front of loaded tub, slipped down, and tub went over him

Bee, Thomas Edwin, 14 Jul 1927, aged 19, Crushed by tubs

Bennett, George, 07 Jan 1927, aged 18, Run over by tubs

Berridge, John, 11 Jul 1918, aged 22, Killed by a fall of roof

Booth, J., 02 Oct 1860, aged 38, Miner, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Brown, Henry, 10 May 1927, (accident: 09 May 1927), aged 53, Killed by a fall of coal

Brownlow, Alfred, 01 Dec 1919, (accident: 28 Nov 1919), aged 17, Crushed by tubs

Burbridge, Anthony David, 25 Aug 1988, aged 28, Killed by a fall of roof

Cheetham, George, 02 Jun 1938, aged 16, Overcome by blackdamp

Clay, Oliver, 13 May 1896, aged 19, Screeman, He was crushed between railway waggons while shunting operations were being carried on. He died same day

Crookes, George, 01 Nov 1880, aged 56, Labourer, Run over by coal waggons

Cuffe, John, 27 Sep 1912, aged 42, Stallman, He was walking along the gate road to his stall with three other men, and when about 300 yards from the face they found the roof was "bitting" slightly. Cuffe was examining it when a large stone, measuring 5 feet by 4 feet by 15 inches, fell from the roof and buried him. One of the other men, Harvey, was knocked down and his ankle dislocated [More information ...]

Dove, Albert Edward, 20 Jun 1957, aged 42, Killed by a fall of roof

Edeson, Sydney, 24 Mar 1911, aged 17, Slack Trimmer, He was on the top of a loaded standing coal wagon, trimming the coal, when three more wagons bumped into it. He fell between the wagons and was killed

Ellis, George, 21 Jun 1972, aged 51, Killed by a fall of roof

Eppingstall, Joshua, 05 Feb 1873, aged 44, Fireman, Fall of roof

Fearn, Daniel, 01 Jan 1928, aged 36, Fell down the shaft

Fox, Arthur Edward, 05 Jul 1921, (accident: Nov 1910), aged 52, Hit in the head by a pick blade

Froggatt, Frederick, 13 Feb 1879, aged 14, Engineman, Killed by air compressing machinery. Fencing had been removed for repairs

Gee, Thomas, 11 Apr 1871, aged 13, Horse driver, Run over

Glasby, Arnold, 02 Nov 1912, (accident: 11 Sep 1912), aged 15, Pony Driver, He sprained his wrist whilst lifting a tub of dirt, and died on November 2nd from blood poisoning

Green, George William, 27 Dec 1930, aged 42, Hit by bricks falling down the shaft

Heaton, W., 08 Aug 1935, Dataller, he had been run over on the haulage road, but no one saw the accident

Inman, Charles, 04 Jun 1910, aged 36, Dataler, He was setting a prop under the overhanging side of a roadway, when a large stone fell and killed him. The fall disclosed a slip

Kennewell, William, 24 Oct 1894, aged 17, Corporal, A full tub broke loose from the endless rope and ran back down the road. It struck the deceased and fatally injured him

King, Patrick, 14 Dec 1949, aged 59, Run over by tubs

Manison, Henry, 05 Jul 1904, (accident: 29 Jun 1904), aged 21, Loader, A man was injured by a fall of stone forming the side of the roadway, when deceased and another went to his assistance. Another fall of stone occurred, fatally injuring deceased, who died 5th July. The second man was also injured by the fall (Top hard coal)

Maycock, James, 20 Feb 1868, aged 16, Collier, Fall of roof

Mee, Albert Edward, 06 May 1939, (accident: 02 May 1939), aged 36, Killed by a fall of roof

Mitchell, George, 04 Jun 1893, (accident: 02 Jun 1893), aged 57, Labourer, Crushed between the buffers of two railway waggons while lowering one under the screens. Died 4th

Moore, D., 02 Oct 1860, aged 30, Miner, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Moore, Isaac, 14 Dec 1914, aged 39, Collier, While he was examining two shot holes in the face of a rise drift to see how much explosive would be required a ton of stone fell from the face and killed him

Mould, Geoffrey, 14 Jun 1974, (accident: 01 Jun 1974), aged 20, Surface accident: crushed by a bulldozer

Nelson, Arthur, 07 Jul 1958, aged 54, Killed by a fall of coal

Nixon, Benjamin, 02 Jun 1938, aged 33, Overcome by blackdamp

Palmer, Arthur, 02 Apr 1928, aged 62, Killed by a fall of roof

Peters, T., 04 Aug 1859, aged 29, Sinker, Fall of stay down shaft [More information ...]

Pinchin, George Leslie, 03 May 1942, (accident: Feb 1938), aged 19, Killed by a fall of roof

Proctor, Frederick John, 27 Jan 1915, aged 49, Killed by a fall of roof

Reynolds, George, 05 Jan 1923, aged 15, Crushed by tubs

Richardson, Henry, 12 Jan 1885, aged 20, Trammer, Fall of roof

Richardson, James Frederick, 05 Apr 1955, aged 33, Killed by a fall of roof

Savage, C., 18 Sep 1859, aged 27, Miner, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Seaman, George Arthur, 28 Sep 1936, aged 15, Coal fell from a conveyor and hit him

Shay, George, 10 May 1877, aged 46, Loader, Stall insufficiently timbered

Shearman, Frederick, 04 Sep 1911, (accident: 16 Aug 1911), aged 50, Stallman, He was engaged in getting coal when the roof, which is a very strong one, began weighting, and a large stone weighing about 2 tons, fell and pinned him down, breaking his back. He died on 4th September, 1911

Smallcomb, John, 16 Apr 1869, aged 32, Collier, fall of roof (smothering him)

Smith, Joseph, 25 Jul 1874, aged 42, Sinker, Fell from movable scaffold whilst changing bucket

Spriggs, Samuel, 09 Jan 1874, aged 31, Trammer, Fall of bind

Stafford, Derek, 24 Jul 1968, aged 38, Crushed by a powered roof support

Staniland, George Edward, 08 Jan 1943, aged 36, Killed by a fall of roof

Stenton, Francis, 20 Oct 1919, (accident: 11 Oct 1919), aged 18, Pony driver, Bringing set of full tubs down main road with his pony. It stopped 20 yards above crossgate. Point rail was turned from crossgate against him. He was in front of pony but failed to reach point in time and was crushed. Died in hospital 20th Oct

Stenton, Francis A., 20 Oct 1919, (accident: 11 Oct 1919), aged 18, Run over by tubs

Stocks, Willis, 03 Jun 1947, aged 48, Knocked into the sump by tubs

Storey, Frank, 04 May 1934, aged 16, Run over by tubs

Towle, William Arthur, 30 Aug 1955, aged 48, Surface accident: crushed by a locomotive

Tupling, James Herbert, 20 Aug 1906, aged 40, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased knocked a back prop out which was standing in the goaf, and used a hammer instead of a ringer-and-chain, contrary to the rules of the mine (Top hard coal)

Unknown, -, 02 Oct 1860, aged 29, Miner, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Watkinson, Charles, 08 Dec 1953, aged 51, Killed by a fall of coal

Webster, J., 15 Nov 1863, aged 39, Miner, Fall of roof and coal

Wheat, Herbert, 13 Feb 1927, (accident: 02 Feb 1927), aged 56, Killed by a fall of roof

Wilkinson, Thomas, 12 Mar 1872, aged 26, Collier, Fall of roof

Womble, Thomas, 02 May 1939, aged 51, Killed by a fall of coal

Woodward, Luke, 05 Nov 1872, aged 35, Screen man, Crushed between waggons