Smithy Wood Colliery

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Garside, John, 04 Oct 1907, aged 55, Collier, He was withdrawing a prop from the edge of the goaf and had loosened it by striking it with a hammer, and as soon as the prop was loose a large stone from the roof fell out to a weight break, which was slippery, just behind the last row of props and killed him. A "dog and chain" was hung up at the bottom of the gate, but it had not been used

Green, Ralph, 25 Jan 1906, (accident: 10 Jan 1906), aged 32, Collier, He was engaged clearing falls of roof and side and making a level safe for the purpose of winning the coal pillars by which the level had been supported when a large stone fell from the roof and side and seriously crushed him about his hips. Died on the 25th

Greensmith, Thomas, 22 Aug 1904, (accident: 05 Aug 1904), aged 43, Collier, On the 5th inst., when handling coal, he cut his hand. Blood-poisoning supervened, from which he died

Greensmith, Tom, 17 Feb 1940, (accident: 27 Nov 1939), aged 57, Ripper, Taking timber down before shot firing when piece of rock fell and pinned him to floor. Died 17th Feb 1940

Needham, William Henry, 20 Feb 1933, aged 56, Ripper, Building goaf sidewall gate side pack when there was a bump causing a fall of roof which discharged two props which fell on him. Died 15mins later

Pizzey, William, 20 Apr 1907, aged 35, Collier, Deceased and his brother were taking up a 5½-yard piece of coal at each side of an air road which they were ripping and stowing the stone in the goaf. He had just commenced to hole at the face corner near the air road when a "bump" came over the place and a large quantity of stone from the roof fell upon and killed him. The fall came to a concealed slip and broke off to the pack and to fine partings in the stone in the air road

Thorpe, William, 05 Apr 1907, (accident: 29 Jan 1907), aged 32, Collier, There had been a heavy weight during the previous shift over the machine face which had left an open break near the face and some stone had fallen at it. Early in the shift the ripping was blown down close up to the face and the men then removed the ripping and fallen stone and built up the gate packs. The deceased was instructed to break into the face at the gate end and get under good roof again. For some reason he was about three yards along the face when a piece of stone 8 feet by 2 feet by 1 foot 10 inches fell out between the packs and rolled against him, bruising him about the back and cutting him between the legs. He had not commenced to break into the face as ordered to. Died on April 5th