Stopes Colliery

Ashcroft, Thomas, 08 Aug 1876, aged 42, Coal miner, Coal falling as he was holing without the required sprags

Atkinson, Robert, 23 Feb 1884, aged 41, Sinker, Brick falling in sinking pit

Banks, Jonathan, 06 Jul 1893, aged 38, Collier, Fall of coal from face not sufficient sprags two set 3 feet 10 inches apart in a holed length of 17 feet 3 inches

Barlow, William Henry, 06 Feb 1889, aged 16, Drawer, Killed by roof falling from a slip as the father was wedging down top coal. Inspection and inquest attended (Son of Thomas) [Four Foot Seam] [More information ...]

Berry, John, 23 Jul 1868, (accident: 27 Jun 1868), aged 31, Miner, Coal falling from the roof in the 10-feet mine. Died 23rd July

Bleakley, J., 03 Sep 1863, aged 16, Waggoner, Roof falling, in the yard mine at Stopes

Bradshaw, John, 31 Mar 1903, 9 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 42, Dataller, Fall of roof in main road whilst repairing, pulling stone; having pulled all that apparently could be got down ; whilst deceased and fireman were setting a bar the fatal stone fell. (Good roof.) (Trencherbone seam)

Brooks, Abraham, 16 Jul 1903, 2 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 48, Collier, Fall of roof in working place, large fall from two faults, displaced two props, had been for some time trying to wedge down the stone, yet deceased placed himself underneath to build a pack. (Good roof.) (Cannel seam)

Clarkson, Richard, 18 Jul 1898, aged 37, Collier, Rope broke in jig brow, full tubs ran to bottom, caught deceased who was passing contrary to 51st Special Rule, knowing jigging was going on

Conway, Frederick, 17 May 1897, aged 21, Drawer, Crushed by tub in inclined drawing road. Contrary to rule, in front of tubs

Crompton, William, 22 Jun 1870, Tunneller, Shot in a tunnel in 10-feet pit going off whilst being stemmed

Crowshaw, Joseph, 12 Feb 1892, 3 p.m., 9th hour of shift, aged 20, Waggoner, Whilst waiting in the shunt for tubs, a large fall of roof buried him. The roof was drawn and said to be broken along the middle

Davis, Rees, 20 Oct 1885, aged 34, Tunneller, Fatal. Having lighted two shots in a tunnel he and his comrade retired to a place of safety and thinking they had heard two explosions returned to the face when the second shot went off. His own mistake supposed to be from an echo.

Derby, Michael, 02 Jun 1900, (accident: 01 Jun 1900, 10 a.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 28, Dataller, Fall of roof in airway whilst repairing, stone was known to be drawn and slips in it, recklessness. Died 2nd June. (Bad roof.) (Trencherbone Mine)

Dyson, J., 18 Nov 1860, (accident: 08 Nov 1860), aged 13, Drawer, Explosion of firedamp, died 18th [More information ...]

Evans, Thomas, 18 Aug 1890, aged 18, Pony driver, Died at midnight in Bolton Infirmary from roof falling

Foster, John, 11 Dec 1888, aged 33, Miner, Fatally by his tub which overpowered him as he was putting it into the top of a ginney or windlass brow

Heaton, William, 06 Dec 1853, Falling out of a mouthing in shaft

Holland, Robert, 15 Jan 1907, 11.45 p.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 41, Collier, In working place, from between two pronounced slips, both seen ; three props were brought down by the fall, only bars would have prevented, they ought to have been set. (Good roof) (Cannel seam)

Hollowes, Joseph, 21 Nov 1885, aged 58, Dayman, Fatal blow from a prop which he and another man were engaged taking out in a finished bay in the two yards mine. He was holding a light while his comrade was chipping it the roof to loosen the prop when the prop sprang out suddenly and hit him on the forehead

Humphrey, Evan, 19 Aug 1857, A scaffold upsetting in a pit

Johnson, Henry, 10 Jul 1896, aged 21, Collier, Fall of roof in working place from between three slips which ought to have been seen and props placed or bars. Area 5 feet by 4 feet without a prop

Jolly, John Robert, 28 Sep 1867, (accident: 21 Mar 1867), aged 14, Coal from a tub waggon was drawn against the pulley falling on him on the pit bank the gearing of the engine having got wrong. Died 28th Sept

Jones, Edwin, 08 Mar 1893, aged 30, Dataller, A fireman had ordered him to try and get down some roof because it was broken and sounded hollow. After trying some time to get it down the fireman ordered him to put a bar up and left him. Whilst preparing to set the bar the roof fell 5 feet 9 inches by 5 feet 3 inches by 4 to 8 inches thick

Kay, James, 15 Dec 1886, aged 67, Miner, Fatal fall of stone. A lenticular stone seven feet in diameter and two feet thick in the middle broke and one half fell upon him. He had just sounded the stone at his son's request and said it was safe. Accidental

Lyddall, Walter, 19 Jun 1894, aged 58, Collier, Fall of roof in working place pronounced slips large areas without support

Marsden, William, 12 Nov 1889, aged 18, Waggoner, Fatally hurt by roof clod falling where roof coal had recently fallen and was beginning cleaning away. Inspection and inquest attended [Three Yard Seam]

McCardle, Michael, 02 Sep 1892, 10.30 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 28, Collier, In the working place, adjoining the face, 13 feet long, 5 feet wide, 1 to 2 feet thick. Came away from a pronounced break. Known to be there

Meadowcroft, John, 09 May 1906, (accident: 15 Nov 1905, 1.30 p.m., 7th hour of shift), aged 50, Dataller, Crushed by runaway tub in jig brow, from the stop block not being properly placed by the jigger. Died 9th May, 1906

Monks, James, 25 Sep 1891, (accident: 14 Sep 1891), aged 26, Miner, Fatally injured by roof falling where he was removing a ginney. Inspection and inquiry. Died 25th at Bolton Infirmary. Inquest attended

Olive, Thomas, 22 Dec 1880, Miner, Slightly burned. Doe Mine, Going into the face of his upbrow with an open light after being from it filling coal

Openshaw, Edward, 27 Sep 1906, (accident: 18 Sep 1906, 3 a.m., 7th hour of shift), aged 46, Collier, Fall of overhanging clod from face. Should have been pulled down. Filling coal into tub, when it fell on his leg causing simple fracture only, yet a week afterwards he died. Medical evidence, proved from post-mortem, the cause of death was longstanding Bright's Disease. Jury decided that the accident accelerated death. (Died 27th September)

Rigby, Amos, 29 Jun 1891, aged 23, Dayman, Crab handle struck him on forehead. Was pulling a full tub up a brow tub got off rails. The collier was lifting tub on rails and asked deceased to slacken rope. Deceased slackened when the tub jerked the handle out of his hands and it struck him. Died 29th

Scholes, James, 22 Dec 1885, aged 26, Miner, Fatal fall of roof from a slip about four yards from the face of a three yard level in the Cannel Mine where he was filling a tub. There was a row of props set and they considered it sufficiently timbered

Seddon, Edward, 30 Dec 1886, aged 67, Miner, Ankle crushed between waggons on which he was riding out from his work

Smith, Luke, 08 Mar 1900, 10.30 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 43, Collier, Fall of roof in working place from pronounced slips known to be there ; two bars ought to have been up. (Average roof.) (5 Quarters Mine)

Wallwork, Jeremiah, 31 Oct 1857, (accident: 30 Oct 1857), aged 22, Fall of coal, &c., died 31st