Shirebrook Colliery

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Atack, Ernest, 18 Apr 1902, aged 19, Assistant Onsetter, An iron rail on the roadway at the pit bottom projected into the shaft, and when the descending cage came down it struck the end of the rail, causing the other end to fly up and strike the deceased. The rail appeared to have slipped forward after being laid in position (Top hard coal)

Baugh, Thomas William, 19 Jul 1904, aged 14, Rope-boy, While uncoupling a train of full tubs from an endless rope he appears to have slipped, and falling in front of the train was killed (Top hard coal)

Biggin, Charles, 30 Nov 1901, aged 40, Roadman, Deceased was engaged in adjusting the gauge of the rails near the shaft bottom, and had left one rail projecting too far into the shaft. The descending cage struck the rail, causing it to fly up and hit deceased across the chest (Top Hard Coal)

Buckley, Cyril, 15 Sep 1912, (accident: 22 Aug 1912), aged 31, Coal picker, He was on the screen's platform, and while leaning over the rail forming the fence, it gave way and he fell about 12 feet to the ground, fracturing his spine. He died on 15th September

Burn, Enock, 12 Jun 1904, (accident: 22 Sep 1903), aged 36, Dataller, He died on 12th June, 1904, and the coroner's jury said that he died of "consumption either set up or hastened by the breaking of a blood-vessel while lifting a tub, on 22nd September, 1903" (Top hard coal)

Burton, Arthur, 26 Mar 1907, aged 36, Loader, The descending cage got fast in one of the conductor rods, causing the cage to tilt up and the three men fell down the shaft. Two others were seriously injured [More information ...]

Dennison, William James Backhouse, 11 Jan 1911, aged 37, Dataller, He was engaged in widening a road for a pass-bye by taking 2 or 3 feet of bind from one side when, it is supposed, some bind fell from the roof at the side over the widened part of the road and displaced a bar or bars. This loosened others, so that five bars fell, letting down a large quantity of loose dirt which had been resting on covering timber over the bars. Deceased was completely buried, and his assistant had a narrow escape. The roof was of a dry, crumbly nature. The place was closely timbered, but it is probable that a space had been left between the timber and the recently exposed roof at the side. This should have been filled in with packing

Duckmanton, Joseph, 02 Jan 1912, aged 53, Collier, Deceased was killed, whilst passing along his gate, by a fall of five tubs of roof, which broke down the covering wood. He was pinned on the top of a full tub and suffocated. The cause of the fall was said to be a "bump"

Edwards, John, 18 Aug 1934, (accident: 13 Jul 1934), aged 50

Harris, William Edward, 06 Jan 1909, (accident: 05 Jan 1909), aged 41, Stallman, Deceased was clearing up a small quantity of roof which had fallen in the stall, when another fall occurred and fatally injured him. Died 6th January (Top Hard Coal seam)

Kellett, John James, 24 May 1904, (accident: 16 May 1904), aged 30, Dataller, The two deceased and another man were repairing a raodway and were using locked safety-lamps only as light, when an explosion of fire-damp occurred. Mitchell died on 22nd May and Kellett died on 24th May. The other man was injured (Top hard coal) [More information ...]

Kirk, Arthur, 15 Aug 1905, aged 25, Dayman, Fall of roof. Deceased was pulling coal from the face, and liberated a piece of roof which fell and killed him (Top hard coal seam)

Leeson, Robert, 31 Mar 1898, aged 51, Dayman, Fall of roof. Deceased was walking towards the gate end of the gate road when a portion of the roof fell and fatally injured him. He died the same day

Lewis, Jaspar, 01 Feb 1909, (accident: 15 Jan 1909), aged 23, Loader, He was using a ringer to get coal down from the face and fell forward on to the coal. He worked until the end of the shift. Septicaemia developed in a small wound on the third finger on the right hand, causing death on 1st February (Top Hard Coal seam)

Limb, William Edward, 26 Mar 1907, aged 45, Stallman, The descending cage got fast in one of the conductor rods, causing the cage to tilt up and the three men fell down the shaft. Two others were seriously injured [More information ...]

Millward, Edward, 07 Aug 1899, aged 22, Loader, Fall of coal. Deceased was loading a tub of coal near a length of coal face which had been holed and left standing supported by the holding sprags for some days. The weight of the coal pushed out three sprags and allowed the coal to fall on deceased (Top hard coal)

Mitchell, Arthur, 22 May 1904, (accident: 16 May 1904), aged 38, Dataller, The two deceased and another man were repairing a raodway and were using locked safety-lamps only as light, when an explosion of fire-damp occurred. Mitchell died on 22nd May and Kellett died on 24th May. The other man was injured (Top hard coal) [More information ...]

Murphy, William, 02 Feb 1911, aged 25, Dayman, Three men were each pushing a tub from the gate end pass-bye into the stall, when a fall of roof killed deceased who was pushing the second tub. The roof of the gate was not supported by timber

Palmer, Percival, 21 Jun 1908, aged 15, Horse-driver, Deceased left a siding with six full tubs and failed to secure those left behind. Some full tubs followed his train and bumped into the six full tubs, pushing his horse forward, and the tubs ran over deceased as he was, probably, turning the points (Top Hard Coal seam)

Parker, Alfred, 30 Mar 1906, (accident: 22 Mar 1906), aged 54, Stallman, Deceased was pushing a full tub when another man ran another full tub into him. The injury was so slight that he continued at work for two days, but he died on 30th March of blood poisoning and pneumonia (Top hard coal)

Phillips, William, 26 Mar 1907, aged 27, Loader, The descending cage got fast in one of the conductor rods, causing the cage to tilt up and the three men fell down the shaft. Two others were seriously injured [More information ...]

Saxby, Alfred, 24 Mar 1897, (accident: 17 Mar 1897), aged 45, Sinker, The winding rope of a sinking shaft about 490 yards deep broke three yards from the cap when the hoppit had nearly rescued the surface. It fell to the bottom of the shaft where 23 men were working and injured five others. He died on the 24th

Sheppard, Thomas, 25 Mar 1902, aged 21, Banksman, While fastening the end door of a railway wagon a train of eleven empty wagons ran into the one deceased was working at, and pushed it over him

Short, John, 08 Sep 1908, aged 18, Screenman, Deceased was engaged in levelling slack in a waggon under the screens. He was found dead and covered with slack about fifteen minutes after he had been spoken with

Smith, James, 05 Nov 1896, (accident: 04 Nov 1896), aged 23, Labourer, While working a hydraulic jack at the end of a steam boiler preparing to seating it the jack flew out and the revolving handle struck him fracturing his skull. Died next day

Tompkins, Charles, 20 Jul 1906, aged 15, Horse-driver, Crushed between a loaded tub and the side of the roadway (Top hard coal)

Twigg, Arthur, 06 Jun 1912, aged 30, Stallman, Deceased was digging out the foot of a gate pack to rebuild it. A fall of side occurred, followed by a fall of roof, burying him and breaking his neck. The gate was set out parallel to the face, consequently the weight breaks ran along the gate. No bars or stretchers were used. Temporary props should have been set to hold the roof until such time as the new pack had been completed

Tyler, William Henry, 09 Aug 1903, (accident: 07 Aug 1903), aged 20m, Male-child, Deceased was run over by a railway waggon in the colliery sidings on the 7th August

Ward, Isaac, 17 Dec 1914, aged 47, Dayman, He was clearing up the floor in front of the face when a slab of coal weighing a ton shelled off the vertical face. A catch prop was knocked out and deceased's head was pinned between the falling coal and a steel prop. A strut between the coal and the catch prop might have prevented the accident

Westwood, Samuel, 29 Nov 1910, aged 15, Rope boy, He was found dead between the two sets of rails on an endless rope haulage level. His duty was to put lockers in the empty sets 190 yards from where he fell, and to meet the empty sets to see if they were coming along properly. There was evidence that his body had been dragged over 70 yards