Southgate Colliery

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Bullock, George William, 24 Dec 1912, aged 15, Pony Driver, Deceased was fatally injured by being run over by the first tub of a set of four full ones. He was reported to have stated to a deputy afterwards, that he was clearing dirt from in front of the tub when the horse started unexpectedly and he was run over

Bundy, John William, 22 Nov 1911, aged 27, Loader, The winding engineman lost control of the engine while 12 men were being lowered, and the cage dashed violently on the sump boards and was again twice suddenly raised and lowered. Three of the men were thrown out, and falling on the sump boards were fatally crushed by the cage on its second descent. All the other men were injured, four of them very seriously [More information ...]

Cawthorne, George, 21 Nov 1913, (accident: 11 Nov 1913), aged 60, Stallman, Deceased was building a pack in his working place at the coal face, when a stone fell from the roof and broke his wrist, and severely bruised his left thigh, injuring the femoral artery. A clot of blood formed and caused his death 10 days later

Cook, John, 04 Oct 1881, aged 14, Driver, Crushed by a train of empty tubs

Dexter, Isaac, 13 Feb 1907, (accident: 12 Feb 1907), aged 18, Loader, Fall of roof. Some men were engaged in building a gate-end pack where the shots had broken in beyond the last pack, when a considerable quantity of roof fell and fatally injured the deceased. He died the next day (Top hard coal)

Driffield, William Wright, 18 Dec 1902, aged 21, Loader, Fall of roof. Deceased was assisting to remove the debris from a shot fired at the gate-end lip, when a further fall occurred, killing the deceased and injuring another loader (Top hard coal)

Grundy, Herbert, 05 Mar 1897, aged 16, Horse driver, Fall of roof. The two deceased were repairing a roadway and preparing for the timber when a large fall of roof occurred knocking out the timber and killing both persons [More information ...]

Gulley, Joseph, 22 Feb 1887, aged 50, Dayman, Fall of roof while drawing timber

Hopkins, Thomas, 26 Mar 1885, aged 22, Loader, Fall of roof

Hudson, Joseph, 24 Oct 1924, 12.40 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 17, Pony Driver, Deceased was working at the foot of an endless rope haulage road which dips sharply towards the pit bottom. Some 250 yards up the road tubs from a level are clipped on to the rope, the tubs being lowered on to the main road by means of a fixed rope and a haulage clip, the main rope being stopped while this is being done. As a set was being lowered down the fixed rope, the clip came off and the set ran away, sweeping the tubs that were in front of them off the rope. Most of the tubs were derailed, but two of them, after striking the falling bar at the foot of the incline, struck the deceased and injured him so severely that he died shortly after his admission to hospital. The lad who was lowering the tubs admitted that he had forgotten to place his dumpling, or dummy block, in position. Had the dumpling been in position, the tubs would probably have been derailed directly the clip came off the fixed rope, and no accident would have occurred

Kirk, John William, 13 Nov 1914, aged 15, Pit Bottom Lad, He was crushed between full tubs whilst taking a loose clip off one of them. This was not his work, which was to throw clips into empty tubs as they gravitated past him. He probably saw the loose clip on one of the tubs of a full set of 15 standing on the bank head opposite him, and whilst lifting it off was crushed between them as they were pushed forward from behind

Lister, Thomas, 28 Jul 1890, aged 15, Driver, Fall of roof. When he was taking a train of tubs along the roadway when a quantity of roof fell upon him

Lowde, Austin Clare, 30 May 1913, aged 13, Belt Boy, Deceased was sitting on the side of a wagon with his head above the level of the screens, when two other wagons bumped into it, and he was crushed against the screens and killed

Lowde, George William, 10 Sep 1913, aged 55, Stallman, He was building a pack 7 feet 4 inches from the coal face. One half of the pack was built to the roof and whilst Lowde was shovelling slack into the pack a piece of rock, 5 feet 6 inches by 4 feet 2 inches by 1 foot 6 inches to 3 inches thick, fell from the roof and killed him. The deputy had inspected the place an hour before the accident happened, and did not suggest that supports, other than the pack itself, should be set

Marlow, William, 22 Nov 1911, aged 43, Stallman, The winding engineman lost control of the engine while 12 men were being lowered, and the cage dashed violently on the sump boards and was again twice suddenly raised and lowered. Three of the men were thrown out, and falling on the sump boards were fatally crushed by the cage on its second descent. All the other men were injured, four of them very seriously [More information ...]

Marshall, John George, 17 Mar 1896, (accident: 13 Jan 1896), aged 28, Stallman, Whilst getting coal down from the face he ruptured a blood vessel and died on 17th March

Mew, William, 01 Jul 1878, aged 23, Stallman, Fall of roof whilst getting bind to build the packs

Millard, Benjamin, 13 Mar 1906, aged 14, Screen-boy, Deceased went beyond some revolving wheels for the purpose of warming his hands upon a steam pipe, when he was caught and drawn between two spur wheels. His body stopped the machinery and he died soon after being released

Mitchell, William, 08 Dec 1905, aged 25, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased went into a waste to get a steel wedge which had been thrown there, when the roof fell and killed him (Top hard coal seam)

Nough, Albert, 13 Oct 1919, aged 28, Stallman, Two ripping shots had been fired and three stallman were removing debris. Shots left a portion of stone and it was examined and thought to be safe and they set a prop under it but there was a bump and stone fell [More information ...]

Proffitt, Edwin, 18 Dec 1908, aged 18, Clipper, He was found dead under a set of six full tubs on an endless rope plane. He appeared to have been riding contrary to rule, and when he jumped off he fell in front of the train (Top Hard Coal seam)

Purdy, Robert, 21 Oct 1908, (accident: 09 Oct 1908), aged 35, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased knew that the roof of the stall was bad, and was taking steps to set some timber to secure it, when it fell and fatally injured him. He died 21st October (Top Hard Coal seam)

Rawson, James, 04 Jun 1915, aged 34, Stallman, Casting stones from goaf to his mate who was building a pack when there was a weighting and a prop canted out and fell on him

Renshaw, James, 16 Jun 1892, aged 29, Stallman, Fall of roof. Working coal through faulty ground. Died the same day

Russ, Frederick, 02 Jun 1886, aged 34, Dataler, Fall of roof. Drawing back timber without using a ringer and chain

Scholfield, John, 07 May 1890, aged 29, Stallman, Explosion of a missed shot. The shot had missed fire 19 hours before and he was getting down the roof. It is supposed that a spark from his pick ignited the charge of powder which had missed fire

Slater, William, 22 Jan 1897, aged 45, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased had withdrawn a prop from the coal without using a ringer as required by the Special Rules

Torr, Thomas, 05 Mar 1897, aged 50, Dataller, Fall of roof. The two deceased were repairing a roadway and preparing for the timber when a large fall of roof occurred knocking out the timber and killing both persons [More information ...]

White, John Thomas, 13 Oct 1919, aged 55, Stallman, Two ripping shots had been fired and three stallman were removing debris. Shots left a portion of stone and it was examined and thought to be safe and they set a prop under it but there was a bump and stone fell [More information ...]

Wild, James, 22 Nov 1911, aged 31, Stallman, The winding engineman lost control of the engine while 12 men were being lowered, and the cage dashed violently on the sump boards and was again twice suddenly raised and lowered. Three of the men were thrown out, and falling on the sump boards were fatally crushed by the cage on its second descent. All the other men were injured, four of them very seriously [More information ...]

Willmott, George, 13 Jul 1912, aged 61, Dataller, Deceased was ordered to pull a stone down in a cross-gate, by the deputy at 11 p.m. He worked under it until 3 a.m. and then tested it with his pick. The stone fell as he was standing underneath it and killed him instantly

Wood, John, 20 May 1885, aged 14, Screen boy, Fall of coals