Stoneclough Colliery

Aldred, George, 15 Aug 1853, aged Boy, Falling off ladders in descending a pit

Ashworth, Henry, 25 Nov 1873, aged 54, Carter, Cart-wheel passing over him as he was trying to stop the horse

Atherton, J., 18 Sep 1861, aged 26, Collier, Fall of coal whilst holing in the Trencherbone mine, River side pit [More information ...]

Atherton, T., 18 Sep 1861, aged 29, Collier, Fall of coal whilst holing in the Trencherbone mine, River side pit [More information ...]

Berry, Robert, 25 Sep 1872, Boat Loader, At Giant's Seat, drowned in the canal basin at the end of the branch tramroad from Stoneclough Colliery [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Bleakley, Arthur, 08 Jul 1901, aged 32, Dataller, Explosion of fire-damp, probably lit at a candle whilst endeavouring to remove a large accumuluation of fire-damp by "batting" : disturbing it by waving their waistcoats and pieces of brattice cloth. Inadequate ventilation for want of sufficient ventilating power, and by reason of airways being blocked (Plodder) [More information ...]

Booth, J., 03 Apr 1851, Fall of roof

Davenport, Samuel, 31 Dec 1856, Explosion of firedamp in No. 2 pit Outwood [More information ...]

Daveport, James, 13 Mar 1865, aged 41, Miner, Coal falling in the Trencherbone mine, Little Hey pit

Davis, M., 02 Feb 1861, aged 54, Banksman, Falling down the Little Hey shaft

Griffiths, Robert, 18 May 1859, aged 16, Drawer, Fall of roof in the Cannel Mine, Little Hey pit ; 14 yards long by 3 yards broad, was unpropped

Grundy, T., 20 Mar 1856, Pony driver, Stangled by his comforter winding round the axle of the waggon on which he was riding

Holt, H., 21 May 1854, (accident: 22 Apr 1854), aged 20, Explosion of firedamp (died 21st May) [More information ...]

Hornby, John, 08 Jul 1901, aged 48, Fireman, Explosion of fire-damp, probably lit at a candle whilst endeavouring to remove a large accumuluation of fire-damp by "batting" : disturbing it by waving their waistcoats and pieces of brattice cloth. Inadequate ventilation for want of sufficient ventilating power, and by reason of airways being blocked (Plodder) [More information ...]

Horrocks, James, 12 Jul 1853, (accident: 22 Jun 153), aged 17, Explosion of firedamp (died 12th July)

Howarth, John, 08 Jul 1901, aged 34, Manager, Explosion of fire-damp, probably lit at a candle whilst endeavouring to remove a large accumuluation of fire-damp by "batting" : disturbing it by waving their waistcoats and pieces of brattice cloth. Inadequate ventilation for want of sufficient ventilating power, and by reason of airways being blocked (Plodder) [More information ...]

Howell, S., 17 Jul 1860, aged 34, Collier, Fall of coal in Trencherbone mine, Little Hay pit

Jones, Henry, 06 Dec 1896, aged 42, Sinker, Lowered in hoppet by engineman at full speed on to a scaffold hoppet turned over, Jones fell by side of scaffold to shaft bottom about 80 yards. William Rainer fortunately clutched the scaffold chains and was saved. The engineman admitted having made a mistake. Ought to have lowered steady and stopped at scaffold

Kirkman, Robert, 01 Jun 1858, aged 43, Collier, Fall of coal in the Trencherbone Mine, Little Hey pit

Lawrence, Albert, 08 Jul 1901, aged 30, Collier, Explosion of fire-damp, probably lit at a candle whilst endeavouring to remove a large accumuluation of fire-damp by "batting" : disturbing it by waving their waistcoats and pieces of brattice cloth. Inadequate ventilation for want of sufficient ventilating power, and by reason of airways being blocked (Plodder) [More information ...]

Lawton, Abraham, 09 Jul 1857, Crushed against a horse-tree when about to ascend the Little Hey engine pit

Lawton, S., 19 Aug 1861, aged 58, Collier, Fall of roof in the Little Mine, Railway side pit

Lindley, A., 01 Jul 1856, aged 50, Fall of coals

Lindley, J., 11 Apr 1855, aged Boy, Piece of coal falling from a furnace situate near the side of the shaft, and 40 yards from the bottom

Lindley, Thomas, 17 Jan 1858, (accident: 08 Jan 1858), Drawer, Explosion of fire-damp in the Little Hey cannel pit, died 17th [More information ...]

Mann, Robert, 16 Jan 1861, aged 38, Collier, Fall of roof in the Cannel mine, Little Hey Pit ; 3 others were hurt at the same time [More information ...]

Morris, James, 22 Nov 1865, Enginewright, Falling down the singing clough shaft. He was about taking an air pipe down when it is supposed a strong wind blew the tub over and knocked him down

Morris, Robert, 18 Nov 1859, aged 40, Drawer, Fall of coal, &c., after firing a shot in the Riverside pit

Morris, T., 31 Oct 1854, (accident: 26 Nov 1854), Fall of roof in Rawson pit, died 26th November

Morris, Thomas, 31 Dec 1862, aged 21, Engineman, Breakage of shaft rope wire at Little Hey Yard Mine pit [More information ...]

Openshaw, S., 22 Apr 1860, (accident: 07 Apr 1860), aged 30, Collier, Explosion of firedamp in the Trencherbone mine, River-side pit, died 22nd [More information ...]

Owen, -, 08 May 1863, aged 35, Miner, A spark exploding the powder as they were preparing a shot; son of Richard [More information ...]

Owen, Richard, 08 May 1863, aged 62, Miner, A spark exploding the powder as they were preparing a shot ; son killed at same time [More information ...]

Partington, John, 24 Sep 1856, aged Boy, Fall of roof in the Cotton Tree pit

Raw, John, 10 Sep 1863, (accident: 19 Mar 1863), aged 38, Miner, Roof falling in Ringley Fold pit ; died 10th of September

Raynor, William, 31 Dec 1862, Breakage of shaft rope wire at Little Hey Yard Mine pit [More information ...]

Richards, Evan, 03 Dec 1862, aged 34, Miner, Killed in riding up the incline from Little Het pit

Ridings, R., 16 Jun 1854, aged 19, Fall of roof in Cotton Tree pit

Rydings, Richard, 15 Jan 1856, aged 30, Crushed by a wagon in the brow in the in the Singing Clough pit

Tatlock, Aaron, 21 Dec 1863, aged 37, Underlooker, Roof falling in the Starkie pit

Taylor, Thomas, 13 Jul 1893, aged 44, Dataller, Fall of side; came from a fault. A proper inspection would have discovered the danger and caused it to be secured either by pulling down or timbering

Taylor, W., 16 Jan 1861, aged 38, Collier, Fall of roof in the Cannel mine, Little Hey Pit ; 3 others were hurt at the same time [More information ...]

Tonge, Peter, 28 Jun 1858, aged 12, Pony driver, The down-brow chain pulling some bricks out of the side of the shaft as he was descending [More information ...]

Turner, James, 27 Oct 1858, aged 35, Collier, Fall of coal in the Trencherbone pit, Outwood

Unknown, -, 09 Jan 1854, aged Boy, Falling off ladders in ladder pit

Unknown, -, 28 Jun 1854, Banksman, Crushed by waggon against a post supporting a coal screen

Whitey, John, 31 Aug 1855, Fall of coal