Treeton Colliery

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Adlam, T., 21 Apr 1890, aged 16, Assistant hanger on, Injured by tub

Adsetts, -, 22 Apr 1887, Collier, Explosion of powder and dust after blown out shot

Athway, J., 01 Nov 1894, aged 37, Onsetter, Injured by cage

Barnes, Squire, 09 Dec 1924, 5.30 p.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 30, Collier, He was using a hammer and wedge at a ripping lip when he overbalanced after striking a blow, and fell under the ripping edge. Before he could recover himself a bump occurred, followed by a fall of roof from the ripping edge, which buried him. The ripping was unsupported for 11 ft. and a temporary support might have prevented the fall

Bartholomew, H., 21 May 1886, aged 42, Screener, Crushed by waggon on surface

Chadbund, Henry, 28 Mar 1906, aged 56, Miner, He was removing some holing dirt when a slab of coal and clod fell from the face and pinned him against a prop. He was so seriously injured that he died within a few minutes

Clark, G., 02 May 1901, aged 19, Filler, Fall in a working place. Cause — converging previously unseen slip

Davies, Elijah, 18 Feb 1924, (accident: 25 Aug 1923, 3.45 p.m., 3rd hour of shift), aged 48, Collier, He was cutting top coal in order to set a bar close to a bord face when a fall of clod occurred which buried him. His spine was fractured and he died in hospital on 18th February, 1924

Davis, William, 02 Apr 1913, aged 37, Loco. driver, Deceased was drowned in a reservoir. There was nothing to show how he got in

Dibbins, Isaac, 02 Oct 1924, 7.30 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 55, Timberman, He was working alone and no one saw the accident. He had received instructions from the deputy to withdraw back timber in a stall and had apparently withdrawn the third bar from the gate side pack when a fall of roof occurred and his neck was dislocated. He was found by the deputy lying under the stone, his ringer being close beside him and unattached to any timber. His pick and hammer were found beneath him. Apparently he had not used the safety contrivance or the accident could not have occurred as he would have been in safety under the face timber, which was well set and unbroken after the fall

Greaves, John, 21 Jul 1913, aged 53, Filler, He was ripping the gate with a stallman, and whilst they were driving a wedge a heavy fall of roof occurred, burying deceased and injuring the stallman

Griffiths, G., 29 Jul 1903, (accident: 16 Jul 1903), aged 60, Road-man, Died 29th July. Was travelling along the engine plane when three tubs became uncoupled and ran upon him and fatally injured him

Havard, James, 06 Oct 1924, 1.20 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 44, Collier, He was walking outbye on a gate on his way out of the pit when, about 70 yards from the face, a sline fell from the roof and completely buried him. He was found shortly afterwards but was dead when extricated. Systematic timbering by bars might have prevented the accident but no support of any kind was considered necessary

Howells, S., 23 Aug 1892, (accident: 27 Jul 1892, 8 a.m., 2nd hour of shift), aged 52, Deputy, Injured by coal when firing shot ; died 23rd Aug

Howlett, Harry, 14 Jun 1907, (accident: 13 Jun 1907), aged 18, Rope Runner, He was riding on the rope at the front of the empty train when the first tub ran into a small fall of stone on the rails, which had come from the side ; the tub was thrown off the way and he was injured either by being hit by the tub or colliding with the timber or side and died at Rotherham Hospital the following day. There was considerable weight and crush on the road owing to a face approaching it. In such roads riding on the front of the trains should not be allowed

Hughes, John, 22 Mar 1909, aged 38, Contractor, Fall of side. He was enlarging a level, and was removing some dirt preparatory to firing a shot, when the stone he intended to blast fell and killed him. The accident was due to a concealed weight break

Jackson, John, 19 Nov 1907, aged 48, Labourer, When lowering a wagon down towards the shaft to be unloaded he was fatally crushed between the wagon and a wall

Jarvis, W., 11 Jan 1898, aged 32, Collier, Fall of roof

Jeavons, W., 12 Nov 1910, (accident: 11 Nov 1910), aged 42, Miner, While he was wedging down some coal, a large stone fell upon him from a smooth slip in the roof. He was badly crushed and died the next day. The stone was liberated by the wedging down of the coal, and fell from between the nearest bar and the coal face. The bar was about two feet from the face, and the slip would not be visible before the stone fell

Johnson, John, 01 Dec 1911, aged 44, Collier, Whilst lifting a tub on to the road underneath the gate ripping he was caught by a fall of roof about 9 feet by 1 foot 10 inches by 1 foot 6 inches. The fall came from the ripping lip. Two props were displaced, one of which may have been caught by the tub

Jones, Peter, 11 Apr 1904, aged 37, Coal Miner, He and another man were cutting down some overhanging coal when it and a quantity of stone above fell and killed him. The fall came from two slips, neither of which could be seen before the fall took place, and two props were displaced by it

Lancashire, W., 26 Feb 1903, (accident: 19 Feb 1903), aged 20, Filler, Died 26th February. Fall of "bind" when loading a tub. Cause — a sudden weight

Lees, W. C., 11 Nov 1910, aged 18, Pony Driver, He was lowering two tubs of dirt down an incline of about 1 in 14 to couple them to a train of three tubs of coal which were standing on the incline. He withdrew a locker from the first of the two tubs to put them in motion, and while trying to replace the locker he slipped on the rail and fell between the dirt and the coal tubs and was fatally crushed

Littlewood, J., 01 Dec 1887, aged 43, Collier, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Mallinder, J., 09 Sep 1889, aged 27, Collier, Fall of roof

Maltby, Walter, 24 Apr 1911, aged 22, Filler, He was laying a pair of left rails at the end of the gate, close to the buttock end, when a large piece of bind from the roof fell upon him. The stone came away from the ripping lip at the front, from a weight break at the side, and off to a curved concealed slip in the roof. Another man was slightly injured

Middleton, J., 11 Oct 1901, (accident: 20 Sep 1901), aged 67, Gateman, Died 11th October. Injured by wagons at a level crossing

Millward, Harold, 18 Jun 1919, (accident: 05 Jun 1919), aged 17, Rope runner, Waiting in enginehouse for full tubs to make up his set when pony with 7 came up and he stepped out of enginehouse and stumbeled and fell causing pony to fall over him and first tub went over him. Died 18th June

Milner, John Edward, 19 Oct 1911, aged 29, Collier, A tub had been filled 11 yards from the gate end on a gradient of 1 in 11, and was held in position by one wooden locker holding two wheels, and a drag was fixed at the back. Deceased removed the drag while his mate assisted at the back of the tub. When the drag was removed the locker broke, and deceased was pushed in front of the tub and fatally crushed against a prop at the gate end

Moore, J., 11 Jan 1896, (accident: 16 Jan 1895), aged 35, Collier, Fall of roof. Died 11th January 1896

Murfin, Joseph, 20 Nov 1915, aged 41, Collier, Struck on head by 7ft prop which was knocked out by ripping dirt falling in unexpected direction

Needham, Walter, 17 Jan 1912, (accident: 27 Jan 1911), aged 31, Collier, Whilst undercutting the coal in his working place, a large piece parted from the seam at a break and fell upon him, displacing two sprags. He died from the effects of his injuries on the 17th January, 1912

Nicholson, Samuel George, 13 Dec 1933, aged 43, Corporal, Assisting underground fitter in reversing overturned tub in which there was some machinery — he slipped between the rails and descending tub fell on him inflicting fatal injuries

Page, Harry, 10 May 1910, aged 27, Stoneman's Assistant, He was moving a train of seven tubs with a pony, so as to clear the road for a coal cutter to pass. He was found dead under the first tub. It is probable that he had been riding, or attempting to ride on the shafts

Rodgers, T., 01 Dec 1887, aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Rowe, W., 03 Feb 1886, aged 43, Collier, Fall of roof

Rudge, J., 28 Mar 1887, (accident: 22 Mar 1887), aged 42, Collier, Fall of roof. Died 28th Mar

Sales, J., 15 Oct 1890, aged 13, Driver, Injured by tubs

Shaw, Frederick, 30 Apr 1919, (accident: 14 Mar 1919), aged 15, Prop lad, Stated to have injured knee on lamp he was carrying in his belt. Worked till 25th Mar. and admitted the day after to Rotherham Hospital and operated on for diseased bone on 28th. Mar. Died of blood poisoning 30th April

Smith, G., 23 May 1890, aged 37, Collier, Fall of roof

Smith, J., 19 Feb 1877, aged 26, Sinker, Fall off side of shaft [More information ...]

Smytherman, Reuben, 09 Nov 1908, aged 65, Dataller, The road on which this accident occurred was worked by an endless haulage rope. The tubs were arranged in sets of about 30 and a lad travelled with each set. A double set of rails was laid for the greater part of the length of the road, but at the in-bye end there are lengths of single road and pass-byes. The deceased on his way out-bye found the pass-bye at the end of the engine plane blocked with full and empty tubs and, although warned by the boy in cliarge, went between the side of the road and the empty tubs. Before attaching a set of tubs to the rope the boy again shouted to the deceased and concluded that he was out of the way. As soon as the tubs started there was a check and the clip slipped and the boy, thinking the tubs had struck a prop, took the clip off the rope and then heard the deceased and his mate shouting. On going along the road he found the deceased crushed between the tubs and a prop. He was got out as quickly as possible but died shortly after reaching the hospital at Rotherham

Spencer, George, 10 Aug 1907, aged 34, Collier, He was kneeling in the gate road sawing a piece of timber when, without any warning, a large piece of stone from the roof fell upon him and fractured his spine and leg. The stone which was 13 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet 6 inches thick at one end and thin at the other came away to a concealed slip

Stacey, Percy, 13 Jun 1908, aged 22, Filler, When he and other men were working at the face, a "bump" occurred and caused about 9 ins. of coal to burst off the face. This coal falling disclosed a slip, and, as there was another parallel to and about 3 ft. from it on the goaf side, a fall of roof occurred and killed him instantly

Stewart, C., 13 Jul 1900, (accident: 30 Apr 1900), aged 19, Electrician, Fell from the top of a telegraph pole on which he was working. Died 13th July

Stokes, P., 19 Feb 1877, aged 40, Sinker, Fall off side of shaft [More information ...]

Thomas, George, 18 Nov 1912, aged 64, Collier, Deceased was standing by the side of a gate end to allow a full tub to pass when a piece of side, measuring about 24 inches by 24 inches by 24 inches, fell on to him, killing him almost instantly

Thompson, J. H., 21 Jul 1909, aged 29, Miner, Fall of roof. He and two others were building a pack with shale which had been ripped from the roof when a piece of bind burst from the ripping lip, and falling on him, killed him

Thorley, J., 07 Feb 1877, (accident: 03 Feb 1877), aged 45, Enginewright, Crushed by waggons on surface ; died 7th February

Walker, Joseph, 21 Aug 1907, aged 42, Collier, He was holing coal when a fall of roof took place and killed him, owing to a stone sliding out of the goaf and displacing some props

Webster, Thomas, 13 Nov 1912, aged 15, Engine Boy, He was standing at the bottom of a rise "bord" while a train of six tubs was being lowered. The first tub became uncoupled, ran uncontrolled for 20 yards, jumped the rails at the curve, and struck him over the heart

Westwood, John, 27 Feb 1908, (accident: 09 Apr 1907), aged 51, Collier, On April 9th, 1907, when travelling out-bye he illegally got on to a full tub to ride to the shaft bottom and was crushed against a low bar

Wilson, A., 19 Sep 1887, aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof

Wingfield, Thomas, 24 Jun 1905, (accident: 23 Feb 1905), aged 46, Dataller, He was doing some repairs on a road and was in the act of drawing a bar for the purpose of taking some stone down that was overhanging at the side, when a fall suddenly occurred and crushed his foot. Died on 24th June

Winson, Frederick, 16 May 1909, aged 32, Stoker, He was opening the stop valve on the main steam pipes when the valve cover burst, and he was fatally scalded with the rush of steam. A "water-hammer" probably caused the accident