Silverdale Colliery

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Adamiw, Iwan, 07 Jan 1975, aged 48, Collier, Cause unknown

Alcock, Joshua, 22 Jan 1856, Fell with waggon down the pit

Allen, John, 23 Jul 1857, Suffocated with blackdamp

Bagguley, William, 07 Jul 1870, aged 57, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Bailey, Joseph, 07 Jul 1870, aged 17, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Bailey, William, 13 Jan 1951, aged 44, Ripper, Killed by a fall of dirt from roof

Bainbridge, John, 21 Dec 1872, aged 49, Explosion [More information ...]

Ball, Barry M., 23 Sep 1981, aged 44, Face worker, Crushed by dinting machine

Baxter, Charles, 15 Jan 1889, aged 15, Taker off, He was going up an engine dip contrary to rule while tubs were being drawn up the rope broke and he was crushed by the tubs. The rope was in a defective condition before breaking

Beech, Albert, 01 May 1896, 11.30 a.m., aged 17, Dataler, Fall of roof while working with a man who was repairing a level in Seven Foot Banbury seam. The stone fell on him from a hidden break

Bickerton, Hugh, 23 Sep 1902, Noon, aged 51, Dataler, Fall of roof on a level road in the rough 7-foot seam, caused by the foot of a post slipping out on head side of level where a "turn up" had been made

Birchall, Absolom, Aug 1933, aged 36, Packer

Bithell, James, 06 Apr 1876, Collier, Explosion of firedamp caused by gunpowder [More information ...]

Blood, George, 11 Jan 1895, aged 13, Driver, Crushed between tubs while attempting to lower a tub away from bottom of cage dip which was not his work

Bloor, George, 07 Jul 1870, aged 28, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Bloor, Joseph, 09 Dec 1969, aged 57, Collier, Cause unknown

Bowers, George, 07 Jun 1878, aged 14, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Brayford, Jesse, 11 Feb 1901, aged 73, Dataller, On the 11th February, 1901, at Silverdale No. 17 pit, North Staffordshire, Jesse Brayford, a dataler, aged 73 years, fell down while assisting to set timber in the pit. He worked his shift out and afterwards for four days, and did not complain of any injury. He died on 19th February, and an inquest was held. Medical evidence was to the effect that he died from pneumonia not produced by any injury, and a verdict of death from natural causes was returned [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Bridgewood, William, 18 Jan 1967, aged 46, Under manager, Struck by runaway tub

Brown, E., 14 May 1884, Collier, Blown out shot [More information ...]

Brown, James, 21 Dec 1872, aged 48, Explosion [More information ...]

Browning, J., 12 Aug 1861, aged 28, Sinker, A shot was fired in a heading between 2 shafts which blew out the side where deceased was sinking

Butters, A., 24 Aug 1882, aged 17, Hooker-on, Loaded wagon crushed him at top of incline

Chesters, George, 16 Oct 1891, aged 34, Fireman, Struck by a piece of coal from the side of a cage dip up which he was climbing causing him to fall down the dip angle 58 degrees

Clague, Thomas Victor, 29 Dec 1913, aged 26, Slack washer attendant, Three wagons had been standing above the washer during the Xmas holidays on a siding which had a gradient of 1 in 36. Deceased was lowering the first of the three to the washer in the ordinary course of his duty and was pushing at the buffer. He must have neglected to secure the other two, and they followed him down and crushed him between the buffers. The accident happened at 7.30 a.m. The lamps had been extinguished by deceased as he considered there was sufficient daylight

Clark, Ezra, 07 Jun 1878, aged 40, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Colclough, I., 19 Apr 1873, aged 35, Collier, Fall of coal

Cooke, A., 01 Oct 1884, aged 21, Hooker on, Struck on head by piece of coal falling down shaft

Cooke, W., 08 Apr 1873, aged 35, Butty, Crushed by waggon on incline

Cross, G., 18 Dec 1884, Collier, Fall of roof

Dale, John, 31 May 1897, 10 p.m., aged 60, Collier, Fall of roof from a pot hole near a fault in working place in eight feet Banbury seam

Davies, E., 22 Nov 1859, aged 43, Banksman, Fell down shaft

Davis, Edward, 14 Jun 1900, 9.30 a.m., aged 45, Shunter, Fell under truck while attempting to sit on the brake handle while lowering trucks down an incline

Dean, John, 07 Jul 1870, aged 55, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Dobson, George, 07 Jul 1870, aged 19, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Downing, G., 28 Nov 1866, aged 34, Butty, Fall of coal

Downing, J., 27 Aug 1887, aged 39, Collier, Fall of bass while setting a post

Dunn, G., 27 May 1864, Explosion of firedamp (2 killed) [More information ...]

Eardley, E., 19 Apr 1870, aged 40, Collier, Fall of coal

Edwards, Amos, 21 Dec 1872, aged 19, Explosion [More information ...]

Edwards, Bill 'Tilley', 07 Oct 1950, aged 33, Packer, Killed by a fall of dirt

Edwards, John, 21 Dec 1872, aged 54, Butty, Explosion [More information ...]

Elliot, Philip, 07 Jan 1989, aged 34, Collier, Accident - dumper truck

Emberton, Thomas, 15 May 1880, 48, Fell into sump while getting out of cage

Embling, Charles, 17 Sep 1901, aged 15, Driver, Fall of coal from head side of level in 10-ft. seam caught him as he was driving past. Inclination of seam 40°

Evans, G., 30 Apr 1873, Miner, Fall of roof

Evans, J., 26 Nov 1870, aged 26, Collier, Fall of roof

Evans, Thomas, 19 Apr 1890, aged 42, Collier, Fall of roof at face of heading in 8-ft. Banbury Seam

Farmer, John, 27 Sep 1889, aged 13, Ridder, He got into the cage without his lamp and attempted to step out to get it just as the cage started to descend. He was crushed and fell down the shaft

Fernyhough, William, 05 Mar 1909, (accident: 04 Mar 1909), aged 40, Collier, Fall of Side. Deceased had holed a piece of coal, triangular in shape with sides 9 ft long, at the corner of a rib of coal in a Little Mine drift. A shot-hole had been bored and whilst this was being charged deceased got down under the coal to clear out some slack left there while holing. A portion of the coal, which was standing on three sprags, fell from a diagonal slip and a parting in the coal 6 ins. from the roof, and caused such injuries to deceased that he died upon the following day. It is probable that one or two sprags set half-way under the holing would have prevented this accident

Foster, Frank, 27 Jul 1893, aged 17, Dataler, Fall of coal forming roof of horse level in 10-ft. seam while he was cleaning the gutter

Gibson, E., 28 Jun 1872, aged 19, Collier, Firing a shot

Gibson, S., 17 Oct 1859, aged 37, Collier, Fall of roof

Gibson, Samuel, 09 Sep 1879, aged 17, Loader, Caught between roof and tub and strangled

Green, George, 23 Oct 1894, Labourer, On the 23rd October, a labourer, named George Green, died suddenly of heart disease at Silverdale Colliery [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Green, John, 16 Sep 1900, (accident: 14 Sep 1900, 10 a.m.), aged 50, Collier, Fall of roof at longwall face in 7 ft. Banbury Seam. He was pulling down bass over coal, and the bass in falling caused his pick shaft to strike his abdomen, rupturing bowels. Died 16th September

Groden, Thomas, 26 Jun 1875, aged 15, Dan tipper, Strangled by edge of tub against roof [More information ...]

Haddock, Richard, 04 May 1876, aged 40, Collier, Fall of coal

Hall, John, 21 Dec 1872, aged 30, Explosion [More information ...]

Hancock, Benjamin, 13 Jan 1851, Fall of coal

Harding, E., 13 Oct 1869, aged 19, Collier, Fall of coal

Harley, Robert, 04 Sep 1995, aged 31, Bunker Attendant, Fell onto the bunker machinery, died later of his injuries

Harris, J., 18 Oct 1863, aged 35, Butty, Crushed by cage

Harrison, John, 17 Sep 1952, aged 55, Packer, Killed by a fall of roof

Hemming, John, 23 Jan 1893, aged 32, Loader, Fall of roof at working face in a flitching in the Hams Seam

Herod, John, 13 Aug 1904, (accident: 16 Jul 1904), aged 40, Miner, On the 16th July, at Silverdale Colliery, North Staffordshire, a miner named John Herod, aged 40 years, alleged that his head had been injured while going down the pit in the cage. He went home and called a doctor, who dressed a small wound on his head and gave him a certificate for the Permanent Relief Society that he was suffering from concussion. He had previously suffered with nervous debility and severe pains in the head. He died on the 13th August. At the inquest there was no corroboration that the injury to the head was received in the cage, although there were a number of others in the cage at the time. The medical evidence as to the cause of death was conflicting. One doctor attributed death to inflammation of the brain probably caused by injury, another doctor saw no sign of inflammation or other disease of the brain and said there was no evidence in the post-mortem examination to account for death and thought the man had died from epilepsy. The jury returned a verdict that death was due to an injury to the head but there was not sufficient evidence to show what caused the injury. [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Hickett, W., 14 Jul 1856, Struck by flywheel crank

Holland, John, 29 May 1858, aged 35, Collier, Fall of coals

Holland, S., 12 Dec 1855, Skip fell upon him

Hollins, John, 11 Feb 1857, Fall of roof (2 killed) [More information ...]

Horan, John Edward, 17 Jan 1914, aged 14, Horse-driver, His duty was to drive along a level between to jigs in the Little Row seam but had no occasion to cross the bottom of the jigs in the course of his work. It was the duty of the taker off at the outbye jig to push the tubs required by the deceased across the jig bottom. At the time of the accident the taker-off at the jig in question had attached an empty tub to the jig rope and given the signal to the jigger, and had gone back a few yards into his shunt to fetch another tub when a full tub was turned into the jig at the top landing, without having been attached to the rope, and keeping to the rails crashed into the empty tub standing at the bottom. Deceased was found lying on the plates, having evidently been struck by flying lumps of coal which were found near him, and had received injuries from which he died about three hours later. The Jury returned a verdict of accidental death, due to injuries caused by a runaway tub which, inadvertently, had not been attached to the rope

Hurst, John, 10 Oct 1871, aged 28, Collier, Fall of coal

Huxley, John, 15 Feb 1912, aged 33, Collier, The accident happened in the Great Row seam. Deceased had attached a rope to his tub at the foot of a dip 9 yards long, the inclination being 22 degrees. The other end of the rope was attached to a horse at the top of the dip. The deceased called to the driver to "go on," and as the tub moved up the dip deceased attempted to place a "drag" on the back axle. Unfortunately, the horse slipped, and whilst recovering itself staggered backwards and the load ran down and crushed deceased's body severely against the roof immediately over the landing plates. He died in the pit shortly afterwards. Deceased should not have attempted to apply the drag while the tub was in motion

Jervis, T., 30 Mar 1877, aged 47, Collier, Fall of roof

Johnson, John, 19 Feb 1876, aged 47, Collier, Fall of roof

Jones, Thomas, 07 Jul 1870, aged 25, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Joynson, S., 23 Jun 1886, aged 17, Jigger, Crushed against shaft fittings while ascending

Kestevan, James, 18 Nov 1897, (accident: 31 Mar 1897, 2 p.m.), aged 32, Collier, Injured by a fall of roof coal at his working place in the ten feet seam. The injury was not considered serious and was not reported. He died from the effects on the 18th November 1897

Knight, W., 12 Mar 1869, aged 23, Collier, Fall of roof

Lawrence, Fred, 07 Jul 1958, aged 51, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Lawrence, T., 20 Feb 1860, aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof

Lax, Christian, 16 Dec 1974, aged 64, Collier, Cause unknown

Lockett, Edwin, 07 Jul 1870, aged 19, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Lockett, J., 10 Oct 1882, aged 22, Collier, Fall of roof

Lockett, R., 13 Mar 1864, Collier, Fall of roof

Lockett, William, 16 Apr 1891, aged 28, Collier, Fall of coal and bass at working face in 10-ft. seam, angle forty five degrees

Lovatt, Elisha, 07 Jul 1870, aged 18, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Luczynski, Zigmund, 29 Jun 1962, aged 50, Collier, Cause unknown

Lunt, J., 04 Sep 1857, Fall of coals [More information ...]

Madders, William, 07 Jul 1870, aged 22, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Mansell, George, 07 Jun 1878, aged 16, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Massey, T., 17 Jun 1868, aged 19, Loader, Fall of coal

Matthews, William, 07 Dec 1893, aged 50, Dataler, Crushed by tubs at bottom of engine dip owing to the drawbar of a tub opening out and allowing the tubs to run back

Mayer, R., 19 Dec 1860, Miner, Explosion of firedamp (2 killed) [More information ...]

McGahey, Francis, 30 Jan 1902, 10 p.m., aged 52, Collier, Fall of a large block of coal from a slip at working face in 8-ft. Banbury seam. Inclination of seam 45 deg. He appeared to have been trying to loosen the coal while standing in front of it

McGovern, Edward J., 11 Jun 1959, aged 43, Packer, Killed by a fall of roof

Minor, Jabez, 09 May 1912, aged 39, Collier, Deceased was in the waggon road at the bottom of a drift in the Little Mine Coal (inclination 23°). A piece of coal fell from the face, and knocked a post out. It fell over downwards and struck deceased on the head, causing a fracture of the skull, which resulted fatally a few hours afterwards

Morris, Robert, 24 May 1974, aged 29, Deputy, Killed by a fall of coal

Moss, George, 07 Jul 1870, aged 34, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Mottram, George, 07 Jul 1870, aged 22, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Moulton, Thomas Stanley, 12 Nov 1910, (accident: 25 Oct 1910), aged 40, Under-Manager, Deceased was walking down on iron ladder in a staple pit when his foot slipped off a rung of the ladder and he was ruptured. He died suddenly on the 12th November from the effects of his injury

Mullineux, Thomas, 21 Dec 1872, aged 20, Explosion [More information ...]

Mulvey, Paddy, 12 Nov 1952, aged 36, Collier, Crushed by a truck

Myatt, William, 27 Nov 1910, aged 43, Pump-minder, Deceased was cut in two by the gearing wheels of an electrically driven pump underground. He had stepped inside the bed-frame of the pump to do something to the machinery while it was in motion, when his coat was probably caught in the teeth of the cogs, and he was drawn down between the wheels

Nicholas, John, 21 Dec 1872, aged 35, Explosion [More information ...]

Pattison, Jack, 30 Jan 1950, aged 37, Collier, Cause unknown, brother of Thomas [More information ...]

Pattison, Thomas, 30 Jan 1950, aged 40, Collier, Cause unknown, brother of Jack [More information ...]

Pepper, A., 27 Aug 1856, Fall of roof

Perry, John, 01 Jun 1868, Hooker on, Fall of roof

Piren, C., 10 Jun 1859, aged 14, Loader, Fall of coal

Plat, S., 04 Sep 1857, Fall of coals [More information ...]

Pollitt, R., 04 Sep 1865, aged 26, Engineman, Crushed whilst oiling machinery

Poole, A., 25 Feb 1858, aged 18, Miner, Fall of coal

Poole, Thomas, 07 Jul 1870, aged 45, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Powis, William, 21 Dec 1872, aged 51, Explosion [More information ...]

Ratcliffe, T., 27 Feb 1866, aged 40, Banksman, Fell down shaft

Reynolds, William, 16 Oct 1894, 10.30 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 34, Collier, Fall of roof coal at working face in Rough 7ft Seam angle 45 degrees

Rhodes, Philip, 27 Sep 1893, aged 53, Collier, Fall of coal from side while flitching air-head in 8-ft. seam

Roscoe, Alfred, 31 Aug 1892, aged 36, Collier, Fall of roof coal at face of working place in 10-ft. seam. 45 degrees

Ruddy, William, 17 Jun 1903, 2.0 a.m., aged 18, Dayman, Tub became unhooked on landing on the plates at top of a short jig, ran down and crushed him against the full tub as he was about to unhook it

Scott, J., 16 Oct 1868, aged 21, Collier, Fall of roof

Shenton, J., 26 Oct 1863, aged 50, Butty, Fall of roof

Simister, Samuel, 06 Apr 1876, Collier, Explosion of firedamp caused by gunpowder [More information ...]

Sims, H., 09 Jun 1857, Fall of roof

Skerratt, Samuel, 19 Jul 1911, aged 46, Collier, Deceased was holing in the Red Mine ironstone seam when a fall of bottom stone occurred, crushing his head so severely that death was instantaneous. He was at the buttock, where a shot had been fired on the previous day and for which the sprags had been drawn. Some of them had been reset, and Skerratt had prepared a place for another, but continued holing while the loader went for a sprag

Slater, J., 07 Jul 1870, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Smallwood, J., 21 Apr 1882, aged 19, Collier, Fall of coal

Smith, Edgar, 01 Oct 1912, aged 25, Loader, Killed in the pit

Smith, S., 01 Jul 1872, aged 13, Boy, Explosion of firedamp

Stanyer, C, 04 Jul 1894, aged 27, Miner, On the 4th July, C. Stanyer, a miner, aged 27, died at the bottom of No. 14 pit, Silverdale Colliery, from heart disease. He had hurried to the pit, being late, and when the cage arrived at the bottom, he was unconscious, and died in a few minutes [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Statham, F., 11 Sep 1858, (accident: 03 Sep 1858), aged 30, Butty, Explosion of firedamp on 3rd instant

Street, John, 04 Feb 1904, aged 53, Blacksmith, On the 4th February, at Silverdale Colliery, North Staffordshire, a blacksmith named John Street, aged 53, died suddenly in the blacksmith s shop. A doctor certified heart failure, and no inquest was held. [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Symonds, D., 03 Jul 1872, aged 50, Butty, Explosion of powder

Symonds, Thomas, 02 Jan 1877, aged 45, Collier, Fall of coal

Taylor, Edward, 01 Feb 1893, (accident: 21 Nov 1892), aged 49, Collier, Injured by fall of coal in a cage dip in 7ft. Banbury Seam. He had heart disease and bronchitis and died 1st February 1893

Thomas, Paul, 06 Dec 1892, aged 38, Fireman, Suffocated by firedamp in a rise thirling 8½yds. up in 10-ft. seam. 45 degrees

Thorley, Enoch, 08 Feb 1953, aged 42, Packer, Struck by timber after shotfiring

Tomkinson, J., 01 Mar 1854, Fall of roof

Tomlinson, George, 07 Oct 1971, aged 58, Collier, Cause unknown

Tompkinson, George, 22 Apr 1863, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Tompkinson, Richard, 07 Jul 1870, aged 17, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Turner, T., 24 Jul 1861, aged 40, Banksman, Fell down the shaft

Unknown, -, 27 May 1855, Explosion in sinking shaft

Wagstaff, James, 07 Jul 1870, aged 29, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Wainwright, George, 07 Jul 1870, aged 40, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Wainwright, James, 22 Apr 1863, aged 22, Doggy, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Wainwright, Thomas, 07 Jul 1870, aged 12, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Wainwright, Thomas, 20 Dec 1914, (accident: 20 Nov 1914), aged 45, Collier, Deceased scratched his hand with the point of his pick, blood-poisoning supervened and he died on 20th December, 1914

Ward, William, 14 Dec 1964, aged 58, Face worker, Killed by pick

Wareham, G., 14 May 1856, Explosion of firedamp

Wareham, Thomas, 17 Jul 1852, Fall of coal

Washington, John, 07 Jul 1870, aged 22, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Webb, Elijah, 07 May 1907, 5.10 a.m., aged 51, Dataller, Webb was employed at the bottom landing in an engine dip in the Eight Feet Banbury Seam. Just before the end of his shift a journey of empties had become derailed about 250 yards from the bottom. Deceased's mate went up to them, and with the assistance of the day fireman, who had just come on, put part of the journey on and signalled to the engineman to draw up a little. The rope broke as soon as the strain came on it, and the tubs raced down and caught deceased about 36 yards below, he being then on his way up the dip. He had given no signal before starting up, as required by Special Rule 100, and neither the fireman nor his mate knew of his presence on the dip

Wheelock, Josiah, 06 Apr 1876, Collier, Explosion of firedamp caused by gunpowder [More information ...]

Whitmore, James, 06 Apr 1876, Collier, Explosion of firedamp caused by gunpowder [More information ...]

Wiggley, John, 19 Jul 1902, (accident: 14 Jul 1902, 8 a.m.), aged 63, Collier, Fall of ironstone from working face in Red Shag ironstone seam where the last of a pillar was being removed. The stone burst off the face when a "goth" occurred. Died 19th July

Wilcox, James, 11 May 1910, aged 21, Loader, Deceased was killed by a fall of roof in a drift in the Great Row seam (inclination 33°), he was partly buried by a slight fall first of all, and a further fall while efforts were being made to release him caused his death. A 10-yard pillar was practically finished, only a small cog of coal about 9 ft. by 6 ft. remaining ungot at the bottom of the next thirling. The level was well timbered with bars and legs, and the drift with posts and lids, but within 24 hours of the accident the roof over an area of nearly 8 yards up bank and 5 yards on the level, had settled down — reeling the timber and crushing the coal cog to fine slack

Williams, Charles, 04 Feb 1877, aged 18, Collier, Run over by water tub on inclined plane

Williams, J., 09 Nov 1867, aged 30, Collier, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Wilshew, Charles, 07 Jul 1870, aged 21, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Wood, John, 27 Feb 1909, (accident: 24 Feb 1909), aged 55, Collier, Fall of Roof. Deceased had pulled some loose "working bass" in a drift in the Seven Feet Banbury Seam over an area 6 ft. by 4 ft., and was making a hole in the floor in which to set a prop to the rock when a few pieces of the bass (10 ins. thick) fell from the jagged edges left and struck him in the back just above the hip. The injuries caused were not serious externally but deceased died three days later, when it was found that he had suffered from serious internal injury ; probably caused by being forced down on the shaft of the pick he was using to make the post hole

Wright, Thomas, 06 Apr 1876, Collier, Explosion of firedamp caused by gunpowder [More information ...]