Thrybergh Hall Colliery

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Adkin, John, 21 Dec 1878, aged 28, Collier, Fall of coal [More information ...]

Atkinson, Charles, 13 Feb 1867, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof

Bamford, A., 09 Dec 1899, aged 47, Bye-workman, Fall of roof

Bamford, B., 30 Nov 1910, aged 42, Dayman, Whilst sliding down a very steep incline on a small piece of wood which he had placed on a rail of the tub line, he overbalanced and fatally injured himself

Bamforth, T., 25 Aug 1897, aged 27, Shunter, Fell off shunting stick on which he was riding and thrown under the waggons which ran over him

Barsby, W., 28 Apr 1898, aged 25, Hurrier, Fall of roof

Battison, W., 27 Jul 1886, aged 26, Hurrier, Fall of roof

Bentham, W., 05 Oct 1899, aged 41, Packer, Fall of roof

Brock, John, 21 Dec 1878, aged 30, Collier, Fall of coal [More information ...]

Brooke, W., 23 Jan 1871, aged 21, Collier, Fall of coal

Burkinshaw, Samuel, 22 Jan 1912, aged 23, Gang-runner, He was bringing a set of 10 tubs out of a branch road from which they were drawn by a tail rope at a speed of 2 miles an hour, and was riding on the "clivvy," when by some means he lost his footing and was severely crushed between the tubs and the side of the road

Buxton, T., 29 Apr 1903, aged 29, Collier, Fall of roof in pillar workings. Twenty props were displaced. Cause — a heavy bump

Clareborough, G. C., 20 Aug 1907, aged 29, Dataller, A canch of ripping 4 yards long and about 4 yards wide had to be taken down to make height in a jinney. A man was wedging at the stone on the rise side on the left side of the road expecting to get a portion down at that side. Deceased was standing at his right side slightly behind him holding a light. While in the act of wedging, much to their surprise, the whole canch came away together up to a parting ; it knocked deceased's mate back of the way but he was caught and killed by it

Cooper, Joseph, 30 Nov 1863, falling down shaft [More information ...]

Cooper, W., 25 Oct 1898, aged 68, Collier, Fall of roof

Dearden, Henry, 01 Mar 1904, (accident: 26 Feb 1904), aged 41, Miner, While at work a violent "bump," caused by an outburst of gas, occurred, by which he was hurled more than 30 yards, and received such severe injuries that he died on March 1st.

Depledge, R., 14 Nov 1898, aged 41, Shunter, Was attempting to sprag a waggon with a pit prop when he stumbled and fell under the wheels

Dodson, T., 23 Nov 1909, aged 37, Collier, Fall of roof. He was setting a prop when a sharp "bump" caused a fall of roof and he was killed

Dyson, T., 12 Nov 1858, Falling down the shaft [More information ...]

Farrell, T., 20 Feb 1892, (accident: 18 Feb 1892, 11.30 p.m., 1st hour of shift), aged 48, Collier, Fall of coal ; died 20th

Froggatt, Thomas, 04 Jan 1864, Crushed by a corf in the mine

Gedney, J., 11 Aug 1884, aged 15, Incline boy, Crushed by corves

Goodwin, John, 08 Dec 1906, aged 30, Runrider, He was riding on a full train of tubs which were being brought to the shaft, and thinking one of three tubs which were behind him had got off the road he raised his head to see, and, in doing so, it was caught by a ledge in the roof, and he was so seriously injured that he died on reaching Rotherham Hospital. The train was moving at a slow speed, not more than two miles an hour at the time. Pillars are being taken out by the side of the road, and the floor is continually lifting, and it is necessary, therefore, to keep making height. At the point where he was caught the height was 3 feet 9 inches, which gives 9 inches space between the top of the tub and the roof

Gregory, George, 19 Jun 1902, (accident: 07 Jun 1902), aged 42, Dataller, Died 19th June. Fall of a small piece of stone from the side of a road he was repairing

Hammond, George F., 03 Apr 1906, (accident: 29 Mar 1906), aged 36, Corporal, He was oiling a vertical pulley in the shaft by standing on the cage top, when the cage was moved, and he fell head first on to the sump boards and fractured his skull. Died on April 3rd. The accident was caused by an assistant hanger-on signalling without authority to the winding engineman. He did not know that Hammond was on the cage

Hart, John, 28 Oct 1861, Fall of coal in the mine

Harvey, J., 21 Oct 1868, aged 35, Byeworkman, Crushed by a tub which ran amain down a jenny

Hawke, Frank, 20 Mar 1908, aged 47, Dataller, The deceased and another man were repairing and re-opening an old haulage road. On the top of the bars at the place in which the accident occurred, there was a stratum of bind mixed with ironstone balls below a rock roof. The bars were being uncovered and the stone up to the rock dropped through them on to the floor below, and it was then intended to remove the bars and build a pack on the right or top side of the road. The road was an old one, and this side was broken from the rock above. At the time of the accident the deceased had his hand on the stone to detect any movement in it and to warn his mate, when it suddenly fell, displaced two stretchers, and killed him instantly

Hill, Harry, 24 Aug 1910, aged 44, Collier, He was setting some extra timber in his working place when a large fall of roof occurred. Hill and his trammer, was working near him, each ran in opposite directions along the face, but Hill was caught and buried. Every possible effort was made to release him, but only his head could be uncovered at first. Owing to further falls it took 9½ hours to release him. He lived until he was being taken out to the shaft, when he died from shock and severe injuries to the hips. The fall was due to a vertical slip running along the coal face

Hill, Samuel, 29 Nov 1906, aged 72, Roadman, He was employed greasing pulleys and cleaning the road on an engine plane. As an empty train went inbye deceased, who was in a refuge hole getting a meal in the dark, as he had by some means put his lamp out, shouted to the runriders to bring him another lamp, which was done with the next empty train, but the train was not stopped in going in. In coming outbye with the full train the runrider was upon the eighth or ninth tub, and got off at the refuge hole where deceased had been seen when the empty train passed, and left the lamp, but did not see the deceased. He had travelled a few yards further when he noticed a dust and then heard a shout. He immediately stopped the train by signal and went to the front of it, and found deceased crushed between the third tub of the train and some props at the side, and so seriously injured that he died on reaching Rotherham Hospital. It seems probable that he had come out of the refuge hole ready to receive the lighted lamp, and miscalculated the position of the train, and so been caught by it. He should have stopped in the refuge hole till he got another light, as the runrider expected he would do. Had he done so the accident would not have occurred

Hirst, J., 12 Nov 1858, Falling down the shaft [More information ...]

Hoare, Horace William Baden, 17 Jul 1924, 11 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 23, Dataller, He was knocking out a middle set from under a bar after re-setting a broken leg, when a fall of stone occurred on the top of the covering wood which broke the bar and buried him under a stone weighing about 3½ cwts. When extricated he was dead. A cavity had been left over the covering timber. It is much safer to cog or fill such places up

Hurst, Edwin, 14 Nov 1872, aged 16, Hanger on, Brick fell on him from shaft side

Jackson, Thomas, Mar 1913, (accident: 10 Jan 1913), aged 48, Rope Splicer, He was standing at the bank head of an endless rope incline when the rope was thrown out of a guide pulley by a set of full tubs. Deceased was struck by the rope and thrown so violently to the ground that his skull was fractured. He died in hospital 6 weeks later

Jaggar, George, 28 Apr 1861, Explosion of gunpowder in a shaft [More information ...]

Jagger, David, 01 Jul 1861, Fall of a chain in the shaft

Jarvis, J., 13 Jul 1896, aged 34, Collier, Fall of roof

Kendrick, P., 11 Jul 1873, aged 19, Hurrier, Fall of roof

McMann, F., 27 Jan 1868, aged 40, Labourer, Caught by ascending cage, he having got in after the signal was given [More information ...]

Mullins, C., 21 Feb 1898, (accident: 04 Feb 1898), aged 35, Banksman, Got his foot into chain belt of creeper. Died 21st February

Oxley, John, 15 Jan 1878, aged 15, Driver, Crushed by corves

Pashley, W., 26 Sep 1888, (accident: 14 Mar 1888), aged 41, Collier, Fall of coal ; died 26th September

Pearson, G., 12 Jan 1895, (accident: 10 Jan 1895), aged 56, Dataller, Fall of roof. Died 12th Jan

Roberts, Thomas, 14 Aug 1901, aged 14, Coupler, Head crushed between tubs

Roebuck, J., 31 May 1888, aged 32, Packer, Fall of roof

Rook, John, 31 Dec 1863, Fall of roof in the mine

Saunderson, A., 09 Aug 1873, aged 27, Bye-workman, Run over by tubs on incline

Schofield, J., 20 Feb 1897, (accident: 17 Feb 1897), aged 68, Collier, Run over by corves on inclined plane. Died 20th February

Schofield, T., 20 Nov 1890, aged 64, Shunter, Crushed by waggon

Scott, D., 17 Jan 1891, aged 37, Collier, Fall of coal

Selman, -, Apr 1897, In April a man named Selman died, and it was said he had received injuries in Thrybergh Hall Colliery. The doctor, however, certified that death was due to consumption and not to any accident [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Shaw, G., 27 Aug 1885, aged 18, Hurrier, Fall of coal

Spencer, B., 10 Jul 1896, aged 43, Collier, Fall of side

Sykes, George, 29 Sep 1914, aged 62, Collier, He was taking an empty tub from the face passbye, which dips at the rate of 1 in 12 towards the face, when a train of 13 full tubs, standing on an axle-catch and backstay, by some means broke away and crushed him between the empty tub and the face

Taylor, H., 13 Aug 1889, (accident: 12 Aug 1889), aged 48, Carpenter, Crushed by fan vanes. Died 13th Aug

Towers, John, 06 Feb 1903, aged 42, Collier, Fall of roof in a working place. Cause — a sharp bump, which displaced the timber

Turton, W., 14 Jul 1884, aged 24, Collier, Fall of coal

Vickers, C., 24 May 1894, (accident: 23 May 1894), aged 31, Collier, Fall of roof. Died 24th

Warrington, James, 28 Aug 1882, aged 16, Incline boy, Crushed by corves

Whitehead, J., 24 Mar 1893, (accident: 13 Jan 1893), aged 19, Trammer, Fall of roof. Died 24th Mar

Wilson, R., 04 Dec 1874, aged 47, Collier, Fall of coal

Windle, J., 19 Jul 1895, aged 21, Driver, Kicked by horse

Wright, William, 17 May 1909, aged 30, Trammer, Fall of roof. Whilst holding a light for his collier, William Gulliver, who was engaged loosening a prop on the goaf side, the roof coal fell suddenly. The collier jumped clear of the fall, but the deceased either stumbled in trying to escape or was caught with the coal, for he was knocked down on the face side, and buried by a second fall of roof