Strafford Colliery

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Allott, Levi, 17 May 1911, aged 32, Collier, He was withdrawing back timber when a stone 7 feet long and 4 feet wide came away to a fault on one side and a slip on the other and buried him. The "dog and chain" had not been used

Beech, Thomas, 04 Dec 1876, aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof

Bowring, T., 18 Nov 1882, aged 45, Engineman, Escape of gas from pipe under screens

Burton, W., 05 Oct 1883, Driver, Was driving past bottom of an incline when corves ran down against him

Carr, Thomas, 08 Mar 1860, Fall of roof in the mine [More information ...]

Chappel, G., 18 Dec 1857, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Denton, W., 04 Jan 1898, aged 23, Shunter, Run over by waggons

Drury, H., 25 Nov 1890, aged 26, Collier, Fall of stone

Earnshaw, Joseph, 03 Jul 1871, aged 31, Collier, Fall of roof

Fearn, Hamlet, 01 Aug 1905, aged 51, Collier, Drawing a prop out to make room for a gateway pack, when a fall of roof took place and killed him

Greenwood, Joseph, 05 Apr 1909, aged 63, Dataller, Greenwood was repairing an incline when four empty tubs became detached from a train and ran down the incline. They caught Greenwood before he could get into a refuge hole and he was fatally injured

Hamby, John, 07 May 1913, aged 52, Collier, Deceased had been taking down side in order to repair a tramroad, and when clearing out a hole in the pavement, preparatory to setting a prop, a fall of roof occurred and fatally injured him. The removal of the side evidently caused the fall and it would have been safer to have set a prop to the roof before taking down the side. Hamby was, however, an experienced miner

Hannigan, J., 16 Jan 1910, (accident: 19 Oct 1909), Collier, He was moving a tub in the coal face when he slipped and fell, injuring his right knee. He did not return to work and died on January 16

Harrison, S., 10 Sep 1877, aged 28, Sinker, Fell from scaffold in shaft

Haswill, C., 22 Sep 1890, aged 45, Undermanager, Fell from cage

Hepworth, Joseph, 30 Apr 1910, (accident: 26 Feb 1910), aged 39, Collier, He was holding a light whilst his trammer knocked out a prop with a hammer. When the prop was displaced a small piece of shale fell front the roof on to his back. His injuries appeared to be slight, but he was a very delicate man and died on 30th April from heart failure. The doctors considered that the accident hastened his death

Hewitt, A., 07 Jun 1889, (accident: 22 May 1889), aged 18, Hurrier, Fall of side. Died 7th June

Heywood, Thomas, 08 Jan 1870, aged 27, Collier, Fall of coal

Hirst, W., 18 Sep 1875, Collier, Fall of roof

Holiroyd, W., 01 Dec 1891, aged 40, Collier, Fall of stone

Holling, H., 13 Nov 1882, aged 52, Byeworker, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Holt, John, 03 May 1889, (accident: Dec 1888), Collier, He was injured in December 1888, in a simple way. He slipped, and in falling sprained his side; the injury was considered to be very trivial, but he died on the 3rd May [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Hudson, J., 13 Nov 1882, aged 54, Byeworker, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Hutchinson, T., 05 Feb 1892, 8.45 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 24, Trammer, Fall of coal

Jackson, G., 17 Aug 1886, aged 29, Collier, Fall of roof

Lee, John, 03 Apr 1897, (accident: 11 Mar 1897), aged 48, Collier, Strained himself when lifting a corf on the rails. Died 3rd April

Littlewood, George, 23 Oct 1862, Boy, Crushed by corves in mine

Marshall, G., 27 Dec 1885, (accident: 24 Dec 1885), aged 43, Collier, Run over by a corf. Died 27th Dec

Marshall, T., 12 Nov 1897, aged 50, Dataller, Probably the result of a strain when lifting a corf on to the rails

Marshall, W., 18 Dec 1894, aged 52, Collier, Fall of coal

McGrath, James, 10 Feb 1872, aged 24, Hurrier, Run over while hurrying in front of a corf

Milner, S., Nov 1889, (accident: Jul 1884), A small piece of coal flew off when he was working with a pick in July 1884, and struck him; it was impossible to say how far this was the actual cause of his death, which took place in November 1889 [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Mulhearn, J., 16 Aug 1894, aged 24, Roadman, Fall of coal

Oldham, John Thomas, 22 Apr 1912, aged 40, Carpenter, Deceased had taken the belt off the engine by means of a piece of rope, and told the driver to re-start the engine. Before he was clear the belt and rope were caught by the revolving shaft and he became entangled, and received terrible injuries

Page, G., 06 Mar 1896, aged 13, Driver, Run over by corves when between them and his pony

Paget, Richard, 08 Mar 1860, Fall of roof in the mine [More information ...]

Parry, M., 13 Aug 1867, aged 65, Screener, Crushed by waggons

Poskett, C., 11 Jul 1876, aged 31, Bye-workman, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Roberts, W., 20 Feb 1901, aged 34, Collier, Fall of holed coal. Cause — insufficient spragging and a weight break

Robinson, R., 28 Feb 1867, Collier

Sanderson, H., 20 May 1890, aged 22, Trammer, Fall of stone

Senior, G., 01 Jul 1893, aged 65, Screenman, Injured by waggons

Senior, J., 29 Dec 1892, (accident: 21 Dec 1892, 11 a.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 12, Driver, Crushed by tubs ; died 29th

Shepherd, Thomas, 10 Feb 1855, Falling down the shaft

Staveley, W., 19 Jun 1895, aged 40, Collier, Fall of roof

Trueman, H., Sep 1897, At Strafford Colliery, H. Trueman, a hurrier, died in September, and it was stated he had received injury more than two years before when at his work [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Turner, R., 18 Dec 1857, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Turner, William, 11 Nov 1879, (accident: 04 Nov 1879), aged 19, Driver, Crushed by corves. Died 11th

Walton, Thomas, 10 Jun 1909, aged 63, Screenman, Instead of going home the right way he took a short cut along the sidings. He was seen to step in front of a wagon which was being lowered by gravity and before the wagon could be stopped he was run over and fatally injured. A warning shout was given but he realised the danger too late

Ward, George, 19 Jul 1856, aged 38, explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Wilkinson, Mark, 14 Jun 1855, Breaking of a pit rope

Woffenden, E., 06 Jan 1890, aged 40, Collier, Crushed by tubs

Woodcock, M., 01 Sep 1887, aged 40, Collier, Fall of roof

Wrightson, D., 17 Aug 1888, aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof

Youel, D., 14 Apr 1900, (accident: 11 Apr 1900), aged 58, Collier, Crushed by tubs on engine-plane. Died 14th April