Shirland Colliery

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Barlow, Job, 16 Aug 1901, aged 57, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was repairing the gate-end lip and making it safe, by order of the deputy, when the roof fell and killed him. A shot had been fired the previous day and the roof shaken, but this was pointed out to deceased who was instructed to get it down (Silkstone coal)

Bowler, Uriah, 12 Jun 1882, aged 50, Deputy, Fall of roof whilst superintending securing of same

Fresby, George, 08 Dec 1872, aged 24, Engineman, Killed by engine machinery

Fresby, William, 15 Nov 1894, aged 46, Blacksmith, Deceased was riding in the upcast shaft for the purpose of attending to some repairs and was carrying a long iron bar. This iron bar got wedged into the brickwork of the shaft side as the cage was slowly ascending and while trying to liberate it he fell out of the cage and down the shaft a distance of 60 yards

Hambleton, Samuel, 25 Mar 1873, aged 20, Miner, Fall of bind

Hill, Arthur, 13 Mar 1924, 1.45 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 29, Stallman, Deceased was engaged at the ripping lip in getting down a portion of stone which was known to be dangerous. There was a vertical slip at each side of the gate running parallel to the gate. He was using a ringer at the time to get down this stone and for some unexplained reason he fell forward and under the stone he was pulling. The roof at this gate end is most awkward to deal with

Holmes, George Edward, 16 Aug 1912, aged 45, Puller-off, He was killed by a piece of coal falling down the shaft and glancing off the cage chains. The coal fell through the unguarded side of the top cage

Jones, John, 06 Dec 1889, aged 46, Collier, Fall of roof. In this case the deputy had a short time previously called the stallman's attention to the roof

Kelsey, Robinson, 07 Aug 1871, aged 26, Collier, Fall of roof

Kent, Samuel William, 18 Oct 1909, (accident: 28 Sep 1909), aged 32, Stallman, Deceased scratched his right thumb slightly while at work, and died on 18th October from heart failure, following double pneumonia, which was set up by blood poisoning (Silkstone Coal seam)

Lonacre, William, 21 Jan 1882, (accident: 21 Dec 1881), aged 39, Stallman, Fall of roof while trying to knock out a prop with a hammer instead of using a ringer and chain. Injured 21st. December 1881

Newbett, George, 20 Oct 1881, aged 14, Screen boy, Crushed by waggon

Radford, George, 16 Nov 1872, aged 29, Stallman, Fall of bind [More information ...]

Redfern, Joseph Henry, 10 Nov 1914, aged 22, Screeman, He was lowering a wagon down about 2 feet with the aid of two scotches and by some means his head was caught between the brake handle guides and an upright girder of the screens which was only 6 inches from the wagon. Death was instantaneous

Rhodes, Jeremiah, 04 Nov 1891, 6.50 p.m., aged 25, Carpenter, Assisting to get an incline rope into position when a frame with rollers fell upon him. The tightening of the rope appears to have pulled the frame over

Rippin, Albert, 16 Nov 1872, aged 41, Stallman, Fall of bind [More information ...]

Thorpe, John, 25 Dec 1866, aged 15, Hitcher, Fell out of sinkers bucket

Watson, Thomas, 11 Oct 1867, aged 45, Collier, Fall of bind

Wood, Samuel, 28 Oct 1874, aged 32, Collier, Fall of roof while he was conveying full tub along the road. Place insufficiently timbered

Wright, George, 09 Oct 1891, 2.30 a.m., aged 28, Stoker, During the night he went to see the height of the water in the reservoir near the pit. He fell in and was drowned. Reservoir is used for colliery purposes