South Leicester Colliery

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Armson, Joseph, 15 Mar 1906, aged 63, Deputy, Fall of roof. Deceased was making an inspection of the mine, and was found dead under a fall of roof at the working face (Lower main coal)

Bailey, John, 29 Jan 1908, (accident: 22 Jan 1908), aged 67, Stallman, Deceased was standing at a main junction intending to walk to the pit bottom. In stepping out of the way of an empty tub he got in the way of a full tub passing along the endless rope roadway, and was knocked down. He died 29th January (Upper Main Coal seam)

Cooper, David, 18 Sep 1901, aged 25, Shunter, Deceased expired near the colliery screens while working there, and after a postmortem examination had been made, the coroner's jury returned a verdict of "death from natural causes" [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Curtis, Joseph, 25 Dec 1899, (accident: 22 Nov 1898), aged 47, Loader, He was injured by a fall of coals on 22nd November 1898, and died from the injuries then received. No inquest was held, the death occurring more than one year and a day after the accident [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Elliott, Francis, 13 Dec 1906, aged 23, Loader, Fall of roof. Deceased was taking coal down, when the roof fell and fatally injured him. He died the same day (Upper main coal)

Jennings, Henry, 11 Oct 1901, aged 62, Rope examiner, The full tubs, leaving the hauling rope, collided with an empty tub, throwing it off the rails, and causing it to strike deceased (Lower Main coal)

Mathews, Joseph, 23 Mar 1882, aged 28, Stallman, Fall of roof whilst building a pack

Mitchell, George, 29 May 1876, aged 42, Sinker, Two men ascending on an "iron horse" when one slipped and fell

Pick, John Alfred, 28 Sep 1881, aged 14, Door boy, Fell down and trod upon by a horse

Poole, Henry, 03 Sep 1879, aged 18, Loader, Fall of roof

Potter, John, 19 Jan 1900, aged 44, Dataller, Fall of roof. Deceased was removing a bar in a gate-road, and when he knocked the bar out a quantity of the roof fell and killed him. No catch or watch prop had been set on either side of the bar that was being taken out (Lower main coal)

Price, Thomas, 30 Sep 1902, aged 64, Banksman, Deceased was seen leaning over a coal tub, gasping for breath. He was taken to the cabin and died there. An inquest was held, when the jury returned a verdict that he "died from natural causes, namely, heart disease" [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Seal, Edward, 18 Aug 1898, aged 53, Banksman, He died suddenly whilst preparing to start the days work at the colliery. His death was due to natural causes [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Thompson, Reuben, 28 Oct 1878, aged 12, Door boy, Left his door to practice driving and was run over by the loaded tubs

Toon, Thomas, 08 Jun 1883, aged 16, Incline boy, Run over by tubs that had become detached from the train through a defective coupling

Wainwright, Samuel, 11 Dec 1910, (accident: 29 Nov 1910), aged 32, Carter, Deceased knocked a piece of skin off his knuckle when putting a stud in a horse's shoe, and on the following Saturday rapped it again when washing a trap. Blood-poisoning supervened, and he died on December 11th from "heart failure arising from pneumonia and blood-poisoning brought about by the accident to the finger

Wardle, William, 06 Dec 1905, aged 41, Stallman, Fall of coal. Deceased appeared to have been working in front of overhanging coal. His shovel and cap, found under the coal, indicated that he was cleaning up the holing dirt without spragging the coal-face (Lower main coal seam)

Webster, Jacob, 03 Dec 1909, aged 45, Loader, Coal had been standing on sprags for three days, and deceased went under them to deepen the holing, when they rolled over the sprags and killed him (Lower Main Coal seam)

Webster, William, 26 Oct 1888, aged 55, Stallman, Died from erysipelas and inflammtion consequent upon receiving a slight injury in the mine

Weston, Thomas, 29 Aug 1893, aged 16, Office boy, He attempted to put a sprag between the wheels of a moving waggon loaded with bricks. The sprag flew out and threw deceased under the waggon. Deceased had been cautioned not to interfere with the waggon

Willars, George, 18 Aug 1899, (accident: 15 Aug 1899), aged 63, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was preparing to set a prop under a bar in the stall, when the roof fell and fatally injured him. The timbering had been neglected, and several props were required make the place safe. He died on the 18th instant (Upper main coal)

Willet, William, 21 May 1889, aged 7, Child, Trespassing upon the colliery sidings crushed by a railway truck [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]