Sandwell Park Colliery

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Adams, William, 01 Nov 1894, (accident: 27 Oct 1894), aged 38, Loader, Explosion of firedamp. Died 1st Nov [More information ...]

Allen, Joseph, 26 Jun 1889, aged 36, Stallman, Premature fall of coal when drawing timber

Aston, Edward, 10 Aug 1888, aged 50, Stallman, A large piece of coal rolled down the slope of the shutt upon this man

Bezer, Henry, 04 May 1887, aged 26, Truck loader, Crushed dead between full and empty trucks at the points of a railway siding

Brazenall, S., 02 Feb 1880, (accident: 09 Jan 1880), aged 40, Pikeman, Injured by fall of coal off the side a pillar whilst deceased was renewing the timber in a gate-road. Injured on the 9th. Died this day

Broadbent, Thomas, 23 Jan 1891, aged 13, Wharf boy, Found lying fatally injured by side of endless tramway to canal wharf. He said he had slipped under ful tubs

Brockhouse, William Henry, 20 Jul 1909, aged 56, Pikeman, Fall of Roof. Deceased and others were repairing and retimbering a gateroad in the Thick Coal. A gap of 5 ft. had been formed between the new and the old timber, and while he was at work in this space a "bump" occurred, and about a ton of slack and crushed coal came down upon him, dislocating his neck and burying him. He had worked in this mine for 34 years. The place was not far from the goaf, and bumps occur frequently

Bullock, John, 12 Apr 1891, (accident: 05 Mar 1891), aged 19, Horse driver, Crushed between full tub and side of road. Died 12th Apr

Dee, Amos Adam, 29 Mar 1906, 10.15 a.m., aged 41, Pikeman, Deceased was assisting to set a prop in a thick coal opening, 16 feet in height. Four or five hundredweights of top slipper coal suddenly fell, breaking the prop they were holding and covering him. He succumbed to his injuries five hours later

Dickin, John, 04 Sep 1896, (accident: 28 Aug 1896), aged 38, Stallman, Died 4th Sept. Careless handling of powder

Dimmock, Zachariah, 26 Apr 1952, aged 50, killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Dukes, Richard, 09 Jun 1891, (accident: 04 Dec 1890), aged 25, Pikeman, Fall of coal which injured his spine. Injured Dec 4th 1890

Duncan, William, 16 Jan 1891, aged 35, Loader, Fall of coal from a height of 11 feet [More information ...]

Durnall, Thomas, 09 Mar 1884, (accident: 07 Mar 1884), aged 35, Pikeman, Died 9th March. Explosion of firedamp

Evans, James, 07 Oct 1907, 11.15 p.m., aged 34, Loader and Driver, Deceased was taking a loaded tub, whose gross weight was about a ton, down a road dipping 1 in 9, he being in front with his back against it. The tub carried a locker in each of its four wheels. It overpowered him, and drove him before it. Twenty-eight yards from the starting point one of the lockers fell out, deceased appeared to slip and fell in front of the tub which crushed him very severely, causing internal injuries which resulted fatally about two hours afterwards. This is a type of accident which is constantly occurring where the dangerous practice of going in front of tubs on inclined roads is permitted

Fojt, Tadeuz, 26 Apr 1952, aged 22, killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Foster, James, 27 Oct 1898, aged 30, Loader, Fall of coal in thick coal opening upon the slope of the "shutt" which rolled down on him

Gordon, George, 22 Sep 1888, aged 59, Stallman, Fall of coal

Guest, Isaac, 11 Mar 1907, (accident: 07 Oct 1906, 11.30 p.m.), aged 54, Pikeman, Struck and run over by empty tubs when hooking on at foot of jig. Leg broken and ribs fractured. Died on 11th March, 1907

Guest, John, 25 Feb 1878, aged 40, Pikeman, Fall of coal roof in thick coal pit, caused by a bump which knocked some timber props out [More information ...]

Guest, Joseph, 31 Mar 1900, aged 56, Stallman, Fall of coal in a thick coal opening from a height of 17'. Died April 2nd

Guest, William, 25 Feb 1878, aged 36, Pikeman, Fall of coal roof in thick coal pit, caused by a bump which knocked some timber props out [More information ...]

Harris, Samuel, 05 Jun 1902, 10 a.m., aged 27, Loader, Fall of coal from side of rib at working face in thick coal. A sprag had been set to support the coal which fell, but this was knocked out by a "bump," which also brought the coal down

Harris, Thomas, 28 Oct 1894, (accident: 27 Oct 1894), aged 39, Stallman, Explosion of firedamp. Died 28th Oct [More information ...]

Harrison, Frederick, 04 Apr 1905, (accident: 21 Mar 1905, 10.45 a.m.), aged 33, Driver, Crushed between door and tub drawn by horse in a bolt hole. Died 4th April

Holt, Joseph, 14 Feb 1912, aged 20, Braker, Deceased was engaged at a siding between two inclines or brake hills, his duty being to receive the full tubs at the bottom of the first hill from the workings, and to brake these down the second hill. The top incline was run with one tub and the second with two tubs. He had received one full tub and lowered this on to the blocks, and was apparently pushing up the second empty to attach to the rope, when a runaway full tub crashed into the tub he was pushing, so severely injuring him that he died on the way to the hospital. The runaway was apparently caused by the braker at the top incline neglecting to close the stop block after sending down the last full tub

Hubbard, James, 16 Jan 1891, aged 29, Loader, Fall of coal from a height of 11 feet [More information ...]

Leighton, Enoch, 14 Sep 1901, aged 21, Horse driver, The chain of a self-acting incline broke, and a full tub ran amain, and drove an empty tub upon deceased, who was standing at the bottom of the incline. He could have been in a place of safety

Mason, Samuel, 24 May 1899, (accident: 18 May 1899), aged 38, Loader, Fall of coal in a stall. Died May 24th

Merrick, Frederick, 25 May 1891, aged 28, Chainman, Full tub became detached from endless chain and ran back against him cushing him against the side of the road

Millington, Frederick, 03 Jul 1894, aged 37, Loader, Fall of side. Cause: a bump

Millwood, John, 15 Sep 1887, aged 22, Loader, A large piece of coal fell from the roof upon the slope of some previously fallen coal rolled down and crushed deceased against a tub nearly cutting him in two

Neath, Thomas, 28 Oct 1901, aged 30, Pikeman, Fall of roof. He was examining a thick coal stall, after firing a shot when about 6 tons of coal fell from the roof upon him. Cause, a bump. Another man was injured

Parker, Thomas, 12 Jan 1903, 9.30 a.m., aged 50, Pikeman, Fall of roof through a "bump" while drawing timber in an opening in the thick coal. He had gone beyond the standing timber

Peake, Thomas, 18 Nov 1886, (accident: 17 Nov 1886), aged 37, Pikeman, Died 18th Nov. A large piece of coal fell over a setting on him

Pearson, Zachariah, 13 Mar 1890, aged 30, Pikeman, Fall of roof coal. Cause: want of timber in time

Pitt, Thomas, 13 Dec 1886, (accident: 02 Dec 1886), aged 51, Pikeman, Died 13th Dec. Explosion of firedamp

Poxon, Charles, 19 Jul 1888, aged 39, Stallman, A bump in a thick coal stall threw a piece of coal from the roof which broke the man's neck

Pritchard, Albert, 11 Sep 1901, aged 27, Assistant Banksman, The steam pipes at the top of the shaft required lifting. The capstan engine was otherwise engaged, so the deceased and another man attached the winding rope to the pipes with a lashing chain. They were in the cradle hanging just below the sill, and when the winding rope was tightened, the lashing chain broke, and deceased was so badly crushed against the sill that he died in two hours

Richards, Samuel, 15 Oct 1894, aged 33, Stoker, Crushed by winding engine

Rudge, Thomas, 26 Apr 1952, aged 50, killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Simpson, Samuel, 30 Sep 1914, aged 48, Pikeman, Deceased had been instructed by the fireman to draw a tree and fall some "Slips" coal at the mouth of an opening so as to make it safe for the loaders to work. The tree was just at the edge of the coal, which was "drawn" for some distance over it towards the road side. Deceased and his mates examined the "Foot" coal roof in the opening beyond the tree, and as it sounded strong, they decided to knock the tree out from that side. As soon as deceased struck the tree with his pick, the "Slips" coal fell, followed by some of the "Foot" coal above him, which latter buried the deceased. He was dead when extracted. The coal came off at slippery facings on two sides of it. There was a "bunter" for knocking out props in the place, but it was alleged that there was not room to use it

Skidmore, J., 20 Dec 1877, (accident: 18 Dec 1877), aged 51, Pikeman, Fall of roof coal in thick coal pit opening, of about 30lbs. Weight, from a height of about 12 feet. Injured on the 18th instant. Died this day

Sperrings, Thomas, 13 May 1886, aged 23, Loader, Width was being made in a road for an archway when the roof and timbering suddenly collapsed and killed him

Sperrins, John, 30 Jun 1903, 7.30 a.m., aged 30, Loader, Fall of roof (coal) in an opening in the thick coal. A lump of coal fell and rolled down a heap of loose coal and knocked timber out, causing a further fall of roof, which caught deceased

Taylor, Edward, 02 Aug 1911, (accident: 10 Jul 1911), aged 57, Loader, Deceased was about to set a tree to support the piece of roof which fell, when a "bump" occurred, and the roof was liberated from two converging glassy slips. Deceased was struck on the back and severely injured. He died on 2nd August

Wakelam, William Henry, 16 Jan 1914, aged 31, Loader, Deceased was assisting to load a tub in a Thick Coal opening. A bump occurred, and a rate of coal fell from the side of a pillar. This coal knocked out a prop, l2 feet in length. On hearing the bump, Wakelam made for the bolt hole but was struck by the falling prop. Some of his ribs were fractured and his lungs were pierced. The opening was well timbered

Wardle, Joseph, 01 Nov 1912, aged 48, Pikeman, A "bump" occurred in a Thick coal opening, and was immediately followed by a fall of coal from the side, which fell upon the deceased and killed him instantly

Warton, Job, 16 Nov 1905, 3 a.m., aged 25, Pikeman, Fall of roof (coal) in an opening in the Thick coal, while pulling coal down with a crow-bar

Webster, James, 31 Oct 1894, (accident: 27 Oct 1894), aged 47, Stallman, Explosion of firedamp. Died 31st Oct [More information ...]

Webster, Samuel, 30 Oct 1894, (accident: 27 Oct 1894), aged 39, Stallman, Explosion of firedamp. Died 30th Oct [More information ...]

Whale, Ben, 23 Sep 1892, 2.30 p.m., aged 60, Pikeman, Fatally injured by rate of coal from side. Cause: a "bump"

Whitehouse, W., 26 May 1894, aged 37, Stallman, Fall of roof in a stall

Wilks, Joseph, 11 Nov 1878, aged 28, Pikeman, Fall of coal in "thick coal" while cutting "brazils"

Wilmore, M., 21 Dec 1880, aged 33, Carpenter, Accidentally fell trom a ladder when engaged putting up spouting on a stable and broke his neck