Scot Lane Colliery

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Arrowsmith, James, 09 Nov 1900, 7.20 p.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 48, Collier, Fall of middle dirt from face, 11 ft. long 5 ft. 2 ins. wide at top and 6 ins. wide at bottom, 2 ft. 4 ins. deep, overhanging 20 ins. Two short upright sprags under, required a long sloping sprag to secure (King Mine)

Bennett, John, 01 Apr 1910, aged 25, Collier, Fall of coal from face from a slip, had drawn sprags, taken down a length of coal, piece of coal 2 ft. 4 ins. long 18 ins/ wide did not fall ; in place of pulling it down he put a sprag and began to hole in the dirt when the coal forced the one sprag out and it fell on him. It was impossible to secure a piece to a rank slip with one sprag (King seam)

Benson, George, 17 Jan 1894, aged 72, Furnaceman, Crushed by cage at bottom of shaft. For some unknown reason he was crossing the shaft whilst cage was descending, supposed to be during absence of mind

Boardman, James, 30 Apr 1890, aged 73, Sawyers asst., Killed by the driving shaft of the circular saw which caught his clothes

Boardman, William, 07 Oct 1879, aged 28, Gang rider, Run over on the engine plane he having got in front of the train of tubs when they were being started. No. 7 Pit

Close, Thomas, 11 Jun 1873, aged 31, Coal Miner, Roof Falling. King Coal

Crompton, Joseph, 15 Sep 1873, aged 54, Coal Miner, Coal falling as he was holing

Croston, Henry, 25 Aug 1879, (accident: 25 Feb 1879), Fireman, Thrown down by stepping on a rope when in motion in No. 8 Cannel Mine. He walked home but never resumed work. Died 25th Aug, doctor certified death from brochitis

Dickinson, Ellen, 27 Feb 1889, aged 52, Not employed, Killed by the colliery locomotive engine as she was making a short cut across the colliery and No. 5 Pit the night being dark. Non-Comprised. Inspection and inquest attended

Frain, Luke, 20 Dec 1877, aged 30, Labourer, Cage of steam hoist descending on him

Gibson, James, 09 Sep 1889, aged 26, Dayman, Killed by roof falling from a slip where he was dressing up a roadway. Inspection and inquest attended

Haddock, James, 30 Jan 1895, (accident: 18 Jan 1895), aged 15, Drawer, Taking an empty tub along drawing road when it left the rail caught his leg no external injury. Blood poisoning set in. Died 30th January

Hart, Thomas, 20 Mar 1895, (accident: 13 Mar 1895), aged 54, Labourer, Going up ladder to screens stumbled and fell with side against edge of tub. Ladder 8ft. long, 20ins wide staging 5ft. high. Died on 20th

Heaton, S., 13 Jan 1861, aged 28, Collier, Overwound into the headgear

Heyes, Thomas, 25 Oct 1907, 2.30 p.m., 9th hour of shift, aged 15, Pit brow lad, Crushed between buffers of railway waggons, trying to get on buffer to ride in the waggon another boy trying to get on another waggon to ride put his foot on the break lever unpinned and set free the waggon which then moved forward crushing deceased between the buffers. The boys had finished work, orders had been given forbidding riding

Higham, Herbert, 01 Jan 1920, aged 36, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Higham, James, 01 Dec 1881, aged 49, Dayman, Roof, where he and another man were repairing

Hilton, Robert, 07 Aug 1862, aged 52, Engineman, Bursting of one of the steam boilers [More information ...]

Imsworth, John, 26 Jun 1895, aged 37, Collier, In working place alongside a fault from between two clips at right angles to fault slips ought to have been men. Fall 18 feet long 6 feet wide. Three props set along face might have prevented [More information ...]

Johnson, Arthur, 21 Oct 1925, aged 27, Dataller, Slipped and caused injury to bowel

Johnson, James, 02 Oct 1881, (accident: 21 Sep 1881), aged 27, Miner, Strained in lifting a tub. Died 2nd Oct. He was a delicate man

Jones, Joseph, 03 Jun 1921, (accident: 08 Dec 1920), aged 42, Collier, Injuries to spine by fall of roof. Died 3rd June 1921

Lomax, Charles, 27 Jul 1909, aged 38, Fireman, Whilst taking down roof in haulage road, after firing two shots, roof began to weight. He retreated under roof supported by a bar, but the fall extended over the bar. (Roof good) (Bone or New Yard seam)

McDonald, A., 13 Mar 1883, aged 40, Shunter, Hurt by steam hoist

McTaggart, James, 28 Jul 1880, aged 17, Waggoner, Roof falling, a passing tub knocked out a prop bar leg. Cannel Mine

Metcalf, John, 17 Aug 1875, (accident: 19 May 1875), Metalman, Died to-day, having been slightly hurt by a coupling which he was taking out 19th May last

Morris, Edward, 28 Nov 1888, (accident: 12 Oct 1888), aged 21, Miner, Fatal by roof falling from each side of a prop which was left standing. Died Nov. 28th

Moss, William, 08 Mar 1872, (accident: 04 Feb 1872), Coal Miner, Died from injuries by roof falling on the 4th ult.

Pass, Matthew, 26 Jun 1895, aged 43, Collier, In working place alongside a fault from between two clips at right angles to fault slips ought to have been men. Fall 18 feet long 6 feet wide. Three props set along face might have prevented [More information ...]

Seddon, -, 05 Jun 1871, aged 13, Locomotive stoker, Slipped as he was stepping on to the locomotive engine in the colliery siding

Southern, John, 08 Jan 1891, aged 22, Miner, Died three hours afterwards from injury by coal coming over his sprags. Inspection and inquiry

Stackhouse, John, 22 Jan 1900, aged 36, Surface Labourer, On January 22nd, John Stackhouse, 36, surface-labourer, whilst at work at Scot Lane Colliery was taken ill at 9.30 a.m., died at his home at 12 noon. At the inquest medical evidence showing death was probably due to natural causes [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Taylor, Thomas, 12 Nov 1873, aged 21, Coal Miner, Roof falling in wide work

Unknown, -, 07 Aug 1862, Visitor, Bursting of one of the steam boilers [More information ...]

Valentine, Peter, 26 Feb 1894, aged 58, Dataller, February 26th, Peter Valentine, 58, dataller, taken ill whilst at work underground at Scot Lane Colliery, and died immediately. From natural causes [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Wigham, Thomas, 21 Mar 1911, aged 50, Under Manager, The ascending full cage owing to oscillation caught under the descending cage at one corner, stopped the engine, engineman held the cages. Deceased went down another shaft to a mouthing below the cages, signalled for the empty tub cage to be lowered, together with the pit carpenter got on to the top of the cage, signalled to be raised, intending to examine the shaft and the other cage, after ascending about 15 yards a piece of iron fell from the other cage, struck deceased on the back of the head, killing him. It was subsequently found that a piece had been broken from the cage by the collision. It was foolish of deceased to ride under a cage which had been in violent collision

Young, R., 22 Nov 1883, (accident: 23 Jan 1883), aged 30, Stone worker, Hurt Died Nov 22nd