Stockfield Colliery

Brierley, Samuel, 18 Nov 1899, 2 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 21, Labourer, Suffocated, scalded, and burnt ; fell into a manhole 3 ft. 9 ins. deep with quantity of red hot ashes ; whilst at work with others extinguishing fire in heap of boiler fire ashes, the wood cover to the manhole had been burnt through and was hid from view, being covered with the ashes

Clarke, Thomas, 23 Feb 1890, (accident: 10 Feb 1890), aged 25, Miner, Died 23rd back injured by roof from slips in his working face

Crossdale, John, 12 Jul 1897, aged 17, Pony driver, Crushed by tub at bottom of a jig brow. Tub in some unexplained way ran from top unhooked

Earnshaw, Albert, 14 Aug 1902, aged 34, Labourer, On 14th August, Albert Earnshaw, 34, labourer, died, alleged to have sprained himself lifting a tub on the surface at Stockfield Colliery. At inquest, medical evidence from post-mortem examination, proved that death was due to natural causes [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Garbutt, Henry, 13 Mar 1911, aged 54, Collier, Whilst holing freed a back which allowed the middle dirt in the seam to override the sprags (Royley seam)

Garside, David, 20 Apr 1897, aged 43, Collier, Fall of roof in working place from a slip. Ought to have been seen

Holland, Samuel, 19 Jul 1898, aged 26, Drawer, Crushed by full tub running down jig brow; pushed in unhooked by deceased's brother. Contrary to 51st Special Rule deceased stood in brow after signalling

Homer, Edward, 09 Oct 1902, (accident: 07 May 1902, 2.30 p.m., 8th hour of shift), aged 48, Collier, Crushed by tub while riding where prohibited on endless rope. Haulage rope. Died 9th October

Howarth, William, 26 Apr 1888, aged 50, Weigh clerk, Fatally crushed between a pipe which came out of the retaining wall and a railway waggon which he was moving on the siding at the colliery. The inquest recommended that the pipe be removed and the rails set back to leave one yard of space

Knox, John, 18 Feb 1902, aged 31, Dataller, On 18th February, John Knox, 31, dataller, died whilst drilling a shot hole at Stockfield Colliery. At inquest, shewn to be from natural causes [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Lalley, Edward, 09 Sep 1902, 4.45 a.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 26, Collier, Fall of roof in working place from between two slips, both to be seen before fall. The face slip continued in the coal, and deceased had worked the coal from the slip. The fall wae 6 yards long by 3 yards in width at one end ; at least one prop ought to have been set. It was stated that a prop would have been set had there been one of sufficient length. The drawer had informed deceased that all the props at the shunt were too short, although amongst them were several longer ones, showing a want of order in placing the props of different lengths (Average roof) (Royley)

Marlor, John, 22 Mar 1870, aged 51, Sinker, Breakage of hook by which a scaffold was hung in No. 2 sinking pit

McNally, James, 12 Aug 1903, (accident: 31 Jul 1903, 11 a.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 32, Labourer, Scalded by hot water whilst cleaning out a culvert, a quantity of burning shale fell into the water-course where the arch was broken down. Died 12th August

Needham, Thomas, 10 Feb 1880, aged 31, Miner, Roof stone falling from a break at the higher side of the level where they were beginning to work. It had four props under it [More information ...]

Reidy, Thomas Patrick, 10 Jul 1909, (accident: 26 Apr 1909), aged 39, Collier, Bruised and skin abrasion on leg from small fall of coal and dirt from face ; he was pulling dirt down preparatory to setting a prop, he slipped, the fall caught his leg. Blood-poisoning caused death on 10th July (Royley seam)

Turner, Albert, 21 Oct 1897, (accident: 30 Sep 1897), aged 29, Horsekeeper, Kicked on left side by thirteen hands pony. Suffered from heart disease. Said to have died from shock. Died 21st October

Urmston, William, 29 May 1905, (accident: 18 May 1905, 11.30 a.m., 6th hour of shift), aged 43, Collier, Fall of roof at working face from breaks not seen, a bar would probably have prevented. Died 29th May (Good roof) (Royley seam)

Williams, James, 10 Feb 1880, aged 23, Miner, Roof stone falling from a break at the higher side of the level where they were beginning to work. It had four props under it [More information ...]

Wolstonecroft, Peter, 30 Jan 1909, aged 27, Jigger, Struck violently by full tub attached to rope at the top of a jig, a runaway full tub collided with empty tubs, jerking the rope and the full tub