Selston Colliery

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Battley, John, 17 Mar 1865, aged 48, Collier, Rope broke on incline (run over)

Bowman, Joseph William, 25 Oct 1911, aged 36, Stallman, Three men were getting a tub of dirt from the ripping-lip into the skill, when the tub appears to have struck one of the roof supports. This fell out and a fall of roof displaced two props, killing deceased and seriously injuring another man

Clark, Joseph, 02 Dec 1900, (accident: 17 Nov 1900), aged 74, Labourer, A new winding rope had been lowered down the shaft, and was being adjusted on the drum of the winding-engines, when the grapplers at the pit top allowed the rope to slip through and drop down the shaft. The rope struck the deceased and cut his right leg off. He died on the 2nd December

Flint, Edward, 02 May 1924, 3.30 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 18, Pony Driver, Deceased was found under the first tub of a set of two tubs of dirt which his horse was taking along a main haulage road to be gobbed. His lamp, undamaged but extinguished, and cap were found 5 yards back from where the set had stopped, and he was probably dragged that distance. Riding on full tubs is not allowed at this colliery and how the accident was brought about remains a mystery as there was no witness

Flint, Samuel, 15 May 1914, (accident: 13 Feb 1914), aged 42, Dayman, He was cutting down some overhanging clod when about 8 cwts. of the loose end burst off, knocking out a sprag. As Flint sprang back the sprag struck his left thigh and fractured it. Blood poisoning set in but he refused to have his leg amputated until too late, and he died after the operation on 15th May

Groves, Henry, 29 Aug 1924, 12.15 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 38, Stallman, Deceased was in the act of cutting down overhanging top coal which was fast to the "lommy" roof above along a machine holed face, 3 ft. 6 ins. high, when a fall of "tops" and "lommy" took place inside the face supports, and he was instantly killed by a blow across the neck from a piece of "lommy" jutting out from the main piece, which weighed about 15 cwts. The nature of the "lommy" was very friable, and the fall came away from a fall "sline" to a well defined parting in the roof, 1 ft. 2 ins. above

Hodgkinson, Arthur, 14 Mar 1904, aged 23, Loader, Deceased was attempting to take out a sprag supporting a block of holed coal. He used a crow-bar, and after striking the sprag failed to get clear of the falling coal, which crushed his head between the coal and a prop (Deep soft coal)

Housley, Robert, 20 Nov 1907, aged 43, Night Chargeman, Deceased and two other men were replacing the sump-boards after water had been drawn from the sump, when one of the baulks of timber swung across the shaft and fatally injured him. He died the same day

Limb, George, 07 Dec 1912, (accident: 26 Nov 1912), aged 59, Stallman, He was loosening a prop under the ripping when it burst out, and a stone weighing about 30 cwts. fell, fracturing his skull. He died on 7th December

Martin, W., 27 Jun 1934, (accident: 08 Jun 1934), Stallman, died from septicaemia

Miller, James, 17 Jan 1870, aged 22, Collier, Fall of bind

Naylor, William, 17 Jan 1889, aged 47, Stallman, Fall of roof, withdrawing back timber from a stall waste; neglected to use a ringer and chain in accordance with Special Rule, No. 71

Riley, John, 11 Oct 1902, aged 56, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was passing along the stall, when a piece of roof fell from between the props supporting the roof (Deep soft coal)

Shooter, Arthur, 21 May 1894, aged 29, Dayman, Deceased was getting down overhanging coal when it fell upon him

Smith, Robert, 26 Apr 1911, aged 30, Holer, He was engaged undercutting a length of coal which he had holed to a depth of 28 inches. He had cut back to a natural "cleat" in the coal when a slight weight came on, and the coal parted at the cleat. A piece of coal 9 feet long fell on deceased and fractured his skull. The undercut coal was supported by sprags set 5 feet apart. One was displaced by the fall. "Cockermegs" should have been used instead of face sprags

Wain, Philip, 23 Aug 1911, aged 13, Assistant Horse Driver, He was walking in front of a horse drawing three full tubs when he slipped, and the horse and one tub ran over him

Wells, Harold, 19 Oct 1909, aged 21, Loader, Deceased was loading coal thrown back by the stallman, when the roof broke, and a fall killed deceased. The Coroner's Jury said that sufficient timber had not been set for the safe working of the stall (Deep Soft Coal seam)