South Liberty Colliery

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Alford, John, 18 Jul 1877, aged 24, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Alfred, William, 04 Apr 1889, aged 30, Collier, A fall of rock roof about 12 yards long, 3 yards wide, 2 to 3 feet thick on one side and feather-edged at the other, fell at the face of the coal from its size it would give no warning by sounding; it was released from a fault at the thick side and the timber set under it was crushed down [More information ...]

Avory, William, 16 Jan 1889, (accident: 30 Jul 1888), aged 65, Repairer, While clearing a fall with his son a loose stone rolled down, and injured his spine from the effects of which he died on the 16th January 1889

Bisdee, Silvester, 11 Jan 1899, aged 63, Hewer, Fall of roof in his working place, in consequence of insufficient timbering

Budd, John, 02 Nov 1876, Repairer, Fall of stone

Crane, Joseph, 30 May 1866, aged 44, Sinker, They were walling a sinking pit when the end of one of the scaffold supports (bars as they are called here) slipped out and the half moon tipped to one side and the men fell to the bottom [More information ...]

Crew, William, 07 Apr 1897, aged 38, Collier, Fall of roof from slips one of which at least was well known. It was a large and heavy stone and deceased's comrade had a very narrow escape. The place generally needed additional timber to make it appear satisfactory. From the size and position of the stone however ordinary timbering would probably not have prevented it

Dufty, Robert, 30 Nov 1912, (accident: 19 Nov 1912), aged 43, Bank-foreman, Deceased was knocking down an iron stake at the end of a sleeper on the surface railway, when the hammer head flew off, and his first and second fingers on the left hand were crushed between the rail and the hammer shaft. He continued to work for four days, but blood-poisoning supervened, and he died in Hospital on the 30th November

Gould, Walter, 04 May 1888, aged 32, Trammer, Fell from a mouthing in the upcast shaft which was being enlarged at or near which he had no business and must have crawled over five or six tubs to get there. He was of rather weak intellect and had been employed with his father for several years as a matter of favour

Hares, William, 17 Nov 1899, aged 27, Horse driver, When taking a full journey out to the shaft, two of the trams left the rails and crushed him fatally against the side. The cross measure drift in which it occurred is straight and roomy and the rails were in good order

Harris, George, 26 Jul 1886, aged 26, Collier, Injured by a fall of stone and died the same night. The stone showed no sign of falling and broke off over a prop another man was injured by the fall

Harver, Frank, 31 May 1882, (accident: 02 May 1882), aged 38, Collier, Some clod fell without any warning and injured him. He died on the 31st

Hunt, William, 21 Jan 1903, aged 49, Repairer, Fall of roof. When preparing to set a post under a stone, it fell and crushed him. He put off the securing of the roof too long, and it must be looked upon as an error of judgment approaching very nearly to neglect

James, William, 02 Mar 1879, (accident: 21 Feb 1879), aged 19, Repairer, Injured by fall of stone. Died 2nd Mar

Marshall, Henry, 07 May 1896, aged 38, Repairer, Fall of roof when engaged making height at the top of a steep incline. It resulted in an error of judgement in his knocking out a prop

Mereweather, -, 04 Apr 1889, aged 30, Collier, A fall of rock roof about 12 yards long, 3 yards wide, 2 to 3 feet thick on one side and feather-edged at the other, fell at the face of the coal from its size it would give no warning by sounding; it was released from a fault at the thick side and the timber set under it was crushed down [More information ...]

Mitchel, William, 29 Sep 1875, (accident: 21 Sep 1875), aged 23, Collier, Explosion of gas ; died on the 29th [More information ...]

Mitchell, William, 28 Apr 1891, aged 16, Labourer, Crushed on a self-acting incline plane by a tub which in consequence of neglect on the part of the person at the top in not properly fastening the catches ran wild. He was engaged assisting a repairer at a pack wall in the side of the incline

Reynolds, D., 06 Dec 1876, aged 20, Carter, Fall of stone

Steeds, Frank, 11 Feb 1908, aged 56, Hewer, Fall of coal in a working place in the Ashton Great Vein where there was an overlap or thick "pocket" (18 to 20 feet). He was filling his tram, where the timber had been drawn out for the purpose of working back the coal, when a quantity fell and crushed his head upon the end board of the tram

Thomas, A., 01 Oct 1895, aged 25, Carter, Killed on the spot by a fall of roof at the face from an unseen slip. The seam at this place is very steep

Thompson, John, 30 May 1866, aged 21, Sinker, They were walling a sinking pit when the end of one of the scaffold supports (bars as they are called here) slipped out and the half moon tipped to one side and the men fell to the bottom [More information ...]

Tovey, William, 31 Mar 1911, aged 54, Repairer, Deceased, with others, was at the shaft bottom waiting to ride. Before the descending cage came to rest in the bottom a chain across the mouthing was knocked out of its staple, and the men crushed towards the cage. One man actually got into the bottom deck, and deceased got partially in, or was pushed in ; he then appeared to have been trying to get out again, but was caught between the floor of the top deck of the cage and the staging and fatally crushed

Unknown, -, 07 Oct 1875, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Vickery, James, 04 Apr 1889, aged 22, Filler, A fall of rock roof about 12 yards long, 3 yards wide, 2 to 3 feet thick on one side and feather-edged at the other, fell at the face of the coal from its size it would give no warning by sounding; it was released from a fault at the thick side and the timber set under it was crushed down [More information ...]

Webb, James, 17 Sep 1876, (accident: 11 Sep 1876), aged 16, Trammer, Crushed by trams ; died on 17th

Whittock, David, 21 Nov 1906, aged 52, Hewer, Fall of side close to the face in a roadway or level which he was driving. It came off at a slip or smooth which could not be seen previously

Wilkins, George, 24 Apr 1898, aged 35, Hewer, Killed instantly in his working place, a fall of coal and stone from a smooth slip where the seam is almost upright in the Bedminster Great Vein