Sovereign Colliery

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Berry, James W., 20 Sep 1921, aged 27, Cutters Assistant, Killed by a fall of stone

Butler, Samuel, 29 Jul 1915, aged 26, Fractured head through fall of roof

Camm, Thomas, 05 Jul 1922, aged 51, Caught by fall of stone

Crank, Thomas, 26 Jul 1895, aged 35, Fireman, Fall of coal from face drew the sprag then placed himself in front of coal to charge a shot immediately the coal fell

Davies, Jacob, 03 Jun 1912, aged 52, Dataller, The signal had been given for the endless rope jig brow to stop at close of shift, immediately deceased rushed into the brow to get out, whilst the jigger was pinning down the break the lever broke, liberating the wheel, and the tubs went away uncontrolled. Deceased was first struck by the rope, preventing his getting out of the way of empty tubs which ran on to him

Dean, James, 31 May 1884, aged 65, Labourer, Caught between railway waggon buffers, on siding

Eden, John, 29 Nov 1879, aged 14, Pony driver, Roof falling from a slip in longwall drawing road

Evans, Thomas, 04 Apr 1911, aged 38, Dataller, Fall of roof. At the face of the working place whilst repairing, in the presence of the fireman and others, owing to weighting of the roof they were placing good chocks along the face to keep it open ; from a natural break a stone, 6 feet 5 inches long, 3 feet 6 inches wide, 9 inches thick, fell on his head (Yard seam)

Galbraith, John, 21 Oct 1903, 3 p.m., 9th hour of shift, aged 50, Dataller, Fall of roof in level whilst repairing. Striking out a prop with a short handled hammer, after the first blow the prop split from the roof weight on it, he struck two more blows, when the prop fell the roof followed and caught him. Ought to have used the jablock and chain (Good roof) (Arley seam)

Gregory, H., 11 Jun 1920, aged 34, Dataller, Caught by the pulley rope

Hayes, Charles, 30 Mar 1882, aged 33, Fireman, Suffocated by firedamp

Hayes, Thomas, 27 May 1887, aged 51, Dayman, Fatal. Crushed between a full tub and a cross bar at bottom of a short gig brow as he was carrying two props

Jones, Evan, 20 Jun 1917, aged 52, Dataller, Injury to head by fall of stone

Jones, Ivan, 02 Jun 1917, aged 52, Injury to head by a fall of stone

Jones, Robert, 16 Feb 1904, 11 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 31, Browman, Fell 200 yards in shaft. No eye-witness. Engine man verbally told to raise the rope with four chains and hooks from surface landing to pitbrow landing (16 feet) ; there the chains were to be hooked to a square tub to lower sand down the pit; the signal to raise was given by deceased, the rope raised, no further signals being received engineman went and found deceased missing, the body found down the shaft. There were footmarks on the boards at the top landing, and it is thought that deceased had recklessly taken hold of the rope chains and hung on to be raised to the top landing ; in attempting to swing over the boards he failed and fell from the chains (Fan Pit)

Jones, Samuel, 16 Dec 1903, 9 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 42, Collier, Fall of roof in roadway of working place from slip which ought to have been seen by fireman and directions given to take down roof at edge of ripping which was not supported (Good roof) (Five Feet seam)

Knowles, John, 26 Nov 1896, aged 21, Drawer, Crushed by tub in endless rope brow. Whilst unhooking a tub the rope started, head crushed between tub and lower part of roof. Had left his lamp 20 yards below

Lee, John, 09 Dec 1918, aged 33, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Mills, William Arthur, 13 Dec 1894, aged 34, Dataller, Fall of roof in drawing road after drawing a prop large fall from between two faults ought to have been barred

Oliver, Dennis, 22 Dec 1884, aged 48, Waggon greaser, Caught by railway waggon, on siding

Orrell, Joseph, 24 Dec 1916, aged 52, Assistant craneman, Fell and crane ran on to him

Rigby, Thomas, 19 Oct 1908, (accident: 01 Oct 1908), aged 19, Lasher-on, Crushed by tub ran amain down haulage brow. Left with two scotches in wheels by collier against customary practice, which is to keep by tub until able to attach rope. Another collier came with tub to attach, bumped into the first tub, and set it running away. (Died 19th October)

Ronan, John, 29 May 1914, aged 28, Dataller, Deceased was on a drawing road looking for suitable timber for building a timber stack, when a sudden fall of roof occurred. Two bars were reeled out, and deceased was found to have been buried by the fall. There was nothing to show that deceased had done anything to disturb the timber

Seddon, John, 04 Jul 1919, aged 21, Coalcutters asst., Killed by a fall of stone

Thompson, Samuel, 31 Jan 1913, aged 33, Dataller, Fall of roof in roadway. He was plucking loose stone after a shot when a large stone fell on him, killing him and injuring another man (Yard seam)

Westhead, John, 22 Dec 1898, aged 32, Drawer, Crushed between tub and low bar in endless rope brow; lashing chain slipped allowing two tubs to run away. Deceased was getting over other tubs to place of refuge when the runaway tubs dashed into them

Woodward, James, 21 Sep 1909, aged 28, Drawer, In drawing road, whilst taking out tub. Probably collided with a prop, which should have been taken out. A piece of rock, 6 ft. by 3 ft., fell on his back, breaking it. (Roof good) (Yard seam)

Worthington, James, 01 May 1923, aged 43, Run over by full tubs

Wright, Thomas, 22 Sep 1917, aged 35, Drawer, Run over by tubs