Tankersley Colliery

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Beaumont, A., 20 Nov 1893, Engineman, By machinery

Dickinson, Thomas, 25 Nov 1871, aged 31, Collier, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Dransfield, Frederick, 25 Jan 1906, (accident: 22 Dec 1905), aged 47, Collier, In removing old sleepers on December 22nd he scratched his hand with a rusty nail. Blood poisoning set in, and he died to-day in Sheffield Infirmary

Green, John, 06 Jan 1870, aged 16, Trammer, Crushed by tub

Harding, F., 17 Dec 1901, aged 13, Screen boy, Fell from a full wagon which was under the screens, and an empty wagon ran over him

Jackson, John, 09 Oct 1879, aged 50, Screenman, Crushed by waggons

Lewis, A., 06 Dec 1903, aged 16, Assistant Roadlayer, Fall of roof in front of a coal cutting machine. Cause — a slip

Pearson, Charles, 13 Sep 1867, Collier, Fall of stone

Renshaw, Peter, 19 Mar 1878, aged 46, Collier, Fall of roof

Shepherd, William, 25 Nov 1871, aged 21, Collier, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Stead, E., 14 Jun 1897, aged 22, Fitter, An engine which drives the coke hoist stopped on the centre and Stead placed his foot on one of the spikes of the fly wheel which revolved injuring him so as to cause his death

Swift, Joseph, 26 Feb 1883, aged 59, Labourer, Crushed between top of waggon and screen bearer

Thompson, Frederick A., 09 May 1915, aged 51, Collier, Getting coal when piece of roof fell from a slipery parting and he was struck on head and forced to floor

Unwin, George Priestley, 04 Aug 1910, aged 30, Dataller, Whilst detaching the bridle from a coal-cutting machine it piece of rock 11 feet long, 8 feet wide and 1¼ feet thick fell upon him. The fall came from the edge of a "pot hole" and displaced a prop. More timber should have been set

Webb, T., 25 Mar 1885, aged 14, Trammer, Fall of roof

Wordsworth, William, 20 Nov 1879, aged 17, Driver, Crushed by corves

Wornham, George, Sep 1892, (accident: Jan 1887), Driver, George Wornham, a driver at Tankersley Pit, was injured in January 1887 by a small piece of bind felling upon him, and his death took place in September 1892, presumably in consequence of the injury [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]