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Ale, Aaron, 01 Aug 1877, aged 40, Dataler, Run over by tubs on a self acting incline

Allsop, George, 08 Jul 1875, aged 15, Driver, Run over by loaded tubs

Alton, Herbert, 05 Jun 1897, aged 38, Stallman, Fall of coal. Deceased was holing and a sudden falling of the coal out the timber supports and fatally crushed the deceased

Ashmore, William Morrell, 14 Nov 1907, (accident: 09 Nov 1907), aged 31, Labourer, Deceased was assisting to remove two wire-rope conductors from a railway wagon, when one of the conductors slipped and struck him in the abdomen. He died 14th November

Bacon, Cecil, 24 Jun 1963, aged 30, Killed by a fall of roof

Belcher, David, 09 Aug 1946, aged 52, Killed by a fall of roof

Birks, John Samuel, 30 Dec 1939, aged 40, Killed by a fall of coal

Bough, Anthony Edward, 08 Mar 1979, aged 27, Caught in machinery

Bowers, Robert, 15 Feb 1934, aged 16, Crushed by tubs

Bradley, Oliver, 09 Jun 1925, aged 56, Killed by a fall of roof

Brunt, John, 23 Oct 1932, aged 58, Killed by a fall of roof

Bryan, Francis Maurice, 07 Oct 1910, aged 14, Pony driver, He was clipping full tubs to an endless rope when a tub, which had come from a lower landing, ran back down the engine plane 20 yards and fatally crushed him. The man who should have done this work was supplying deceased with full tubs instead of working at his proper place

Buckley, Albert J. W. V., 03 Aug 1910, aged 14, Horse Driver, He was passing along an engine plane when he was killed by a fall of rock from the roof. The fall disclosed a slip

Cannon, Edwin, 07 Jun 1912, aged 34, Collier, Whilst deceased was setting a prop in his place a fall of roof came from between two smooth-sided slips and killed him

Clayton, Job, 20 Jan 1876, aged 20, Holer, Fall of bind. Stallman at work pulling it down, when a larger quantity than expected fell

Clayton, Thomas, 08 Aug 1879, aged 55, Dayman, Fall of roof

Clift, William Henry, 27 Jan 1945, (accident: 05 Oct 1944), aged 40, Leg injury, died from a heart condition

Collins, George Arthur, 23 Feb 1949, aged 41, Killed by a fall of roof

Creamer, James W., 13 Nov 1922, aged 48, Surface accident: run over by wagons

Crooks, Richard, 20 Nov 1883, aged 17, Driver, Found dead under a loaded tub

Dare, Frederick, 06 Feb 1889, (accident: 19 Jan 1889), aged 37, Dataler, Fall of stone from the side whilst repairing a roadway [More information ...]

Davies, Joseph, 18 Nov 1910, aged 56, Dataller, He was killed by a fall of three tons from the roof of a roadway which he was repairing and re-timbering. He had been ordered to set temporary timber, before starting to cut the side. He neglected this order, and foolishly cut away the support of one end of a bar

Day, Henry, 24 Aug 1888, aged 47, Loader, Fall of side while loading coal

Dean, Frederick, 24 Jan 1889, aged 37, Dataler, Fall of stone from the side whilst repairing a roadway [More information ...]

Dove, John James, 21 Jul 1956, aged 29, Killed by a fall of roof

Else, William Henry Ward, 05 Jul 1929, aged 42, Shotfiring accident

Fox, Albert Sidney, 12 Nov 1926, aged 15, Crushed by tubs

Fox, Willie, 28 Aug 1895, aged 13, Horse driver, He was run over by a tram of coals which had become detached from the haulage rope and ran down the engine plane

Frost, Herbert, 12 Mar 1936, aged 17, Fall in a roadway

Giltens, William, 29 Oct 1873, aged 27, Miner, Fall of roof

Godson, Harold, 13 Jul 1910, aged 17, Engine-plane Runner, He is supposed to have been riding up the plane in an empty tub when it left the rails and he was thrown out. Several tubs passed over him

Gregory, Abraham, 09 Feb 1962, aged 61, Surface accident: run over by wagons

Gregory, Francis, 21 Apr 1873, aged 17, Breaksman, Crushed between waggon and a prop whilst riding up an engine plane

Halfpenny, James, 31 May 1892, aged 22, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was taking down the roof with an iron bar when he slipped and fell forward under the falling roof

Hardy, John William, 19 Jan 1945, aged 58, Killed by a fall of roof

Harper, George, 16 Jun 1877, aged 40, Stallman, Deceased had withdrawn the sprags from under the coals, and was endeavouring to get them down when part fell upon him

Harrison, Albert Brocklehurst, 19 Dec 1928, (accident: 12 Dec 1928), aged 31, Killed by a fall of roof

Harrison, Jesse Wilfred, 13 May 1910, aged 14, Horse Driver, He took two full tubs from the gate-end and stopped at a junction to pick up another. While a man was attending to this tub the shaft iron got detached from the two full tubs, and being on a gradient the tubs pushed the horse forward and deceased was run over and killed

Heathcote, Edwin, 27 Aug 1941, aged 34, Run over by tubs

Hibbard, Isaac, 27 Apr 1913, aged 40, Stallman, He was killed by a fall of 10 cwt. of rock from the roof at the coal face

Hill, Charles, 27 Aug 1901, aged 17, Horse driver, Fall of roof. A set of men were engaged in repairing the roadway by taking out the low bars and setting them higher. While this work was going on a large fall of roof occurred, pushing out the new timber, and killing the two deceased. Another man was injured (Top hard coal) [More information ...]

Hollis, Charles, 14 Jul 1886, aged 28, Stallman, Fall of coals whilst holing had neglected to set sufficient holing sprags

Hudson, Thomas, 28 Jul 1875, aged 32, Hanger on, Piece of coal fell down the shaft, and, after striking the empty cage, caught deceased

Huskinson, James, 07 Mar 1895, aged 41, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was walking through the stall when the roof fell

Johnson, Leonard, 23 Mar 1944, (accident: 20 Mar 1944), aged 46, Run over by tubs

Jones, James, 18 Apr 1914, aged 16, Pony Driver, He was taking a pony down a travelling road at the side of a main rope haulage road when the rope was running. He got into a refuge hole to allow a train to pass, but it is thought his pony pushed him out, and he was run over and killed. The Jury considered it was not fit work for a boy and that either the rope should be stopped or a man should be sent

Jones, Percy, 28 Feb 1934, (accident: 27 Feb 1934), aged 30, Killed by a fall of roof

Kirk, James, 23 Dec 1926, (accident: 20 Mar 1926), aged 34, Killed by a fall of roof

Kite, Eli, 22 Jun 1870, aged 16, Collier, Fall of roof

Langham, Gilbert, 22 Feb 1949, aged 51, Killed by a fall of roof

Liley, Thomas, 24 Jan 1889, aged 28, Dataler, Fall of stone from the side whilst repairing a roadway [More information ...]

Lilley, Thomas, 24 Jan 1889, (accident: 19 Jan 1889), aged 28, Killed by a fall in a roadway [More information ...]

Longley, Charles, 03 Feb 1893, aged 58, Loco. cleaner, Died suddenly while at work in loco shed. No accident or injury

Marriott, John, 09 Mar 1869, aged 43, Sinker, Scaffold in shaft gave way whilst they were on it [More information ...]

Matchett, Albert, 14 Feb 1937, (accident: 30 Jul 1936), aged 41, Run over by tubs

Matthews, Wilfred, 01 Sep 1955, aged 48, Killed by a fall of roof

Meadows, George William, 14 Apr 1940, aged 27, Killed by a fall of roof

Morley, Joseph, 05 Nov 1874, aged 27, Dataller, Repairing road, bind fell on him, failed to set sufficient timber to protect himself

Moseley, Frederick, 25 Oct 1912, (accident: 07 Oct 1912), aged 36, Stallman, He was standing between his tub and the face, trimming the tub, when some coal burst off, knocking him against the tub. He died on the 25th October from internal haemorrhage

Needham, Jabez, 09 Mar 1869, aged 23, Sinker, Scaffold in shaft gave way whilst they were on it [More information ...]

Norwood, Edgar, 07 Nov 1901, aged 18, Hauling Engineman, He was found dead in the engine-house. There was no evidence of any accident having happened to him, and the coroner's jury said that whether the death "arose from sudden illness or otherwise, there was not sufficient evidence to prove" [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Osborne, Samuel, 30 Jan 1901, aged 21, Shunter, While lowering a waggon under the screens, deceased slipped on an iron plate, and falling forward. His head was crushed between the axle box of the waggon and an upright iron post supporting the screens, which gave a clearance of only four inches

Osbourne, John James, 15 Mar 1911, (accident: 09 Mar 1911), aged 58, Shunter, After a Great Northern Railway train had passed up the sidings with empty wagons, deceased coupled six partly filled wagons to the colliery locomotive, and stepped back while these were pulled out. He stood in the four-foot way of the Great Northern Railway watching what was going on, when the Great Northern Railway locomotive and some wagons returned and ran over him. There was considerable noise from adjacent coal cleaning machinery. The Great Northern Railway driver did not use the whistle, and no look-out was kept

Parbutt, John, 03 Jul 1913, (accident: 15 Feb 1913), aged 34, Stallman, Both his legs were broken and his spine injured by a fall of holed coal which knocked out a sprag and two props. He died on the 3rd July from his injuries

Parkes, William, 14 Mar 1921, aged 51, Killed by a fall of roof

Peat, William, 16 Dec 1904, aged 24, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was taking coal down to supply the loader when a fall of roof occurred and killed him (Top hard coal)

Percival, Clarence, 09 Dec 1946, aged 37, Killed by a fall of roof

Percival, George James, 29 Mar 1946, aged 41, Killed by a fall of roof

Pitchford, Stephen, 29 Dec 1873, aged 32, Collier, Fall of roof

Radford, William, 19 Jan 1911, (accident: 12 Oct 1910), aged 58, Stallman, Whilst walking towards the shaft up an engine plane having an inclination of 1 in 8, he was struck by a run of empty tubs and sustained a compound fracture of the left ankle. His leg was amputated a week later, and he died in hospital on the 19th January, 1911. The plane has a single line of rails. It is 10 feet 7 inches wide and is provided with refuge holes. It is the regular travelling road, but travelling is prohibited while the rope is in motion. Deceased should have waited until the rope had been stopped

Radford, William, 19 Jan 1911, aged 58, Run over by tubs

Rayson, Frank, 27 Aug 1901, aged 35, Dataller, Fall of roof. A set of men were engaged in repairing the roadway by taking out the low bars and setting them higher. While this work was going on a large fall of roof occurred, pushing out the new timber, and killing the two deceased. Another man was injured (Top hard coal) [More information ...]

Redshaw, Harry, 05 Jan 1922, (accident: 21 Dec 1921), aged 57, Surface accident: crushed by wagons

Reeves, George Harold, 03 Jun 1919, aged 15, Crushed by tubs

Renshaw, John, 21 Nov 1878, aged 16, Pony driver, Boy riding upon the horses shafts with a train load of tubs — run over

Roadley, Amos, 08 Mar 1927, aged 50, Killed by a fall of coal

Roberts, James, 15 Jul 1951, aged 56, Caught in a coal cutter

Roberts, John, 15 Nov 1895, (accident: 11 Nov 1895), aged 43, Dataller, Deceased sprained himself whilst at work in the mine and died on the 15th

Round, Thomas, 04 Jul 1889, aged 40, Stallman, Crushed by a loaded tub while lowering it down a steep part of the stall deceased being in front of the tub contrary to Special Rule No. 79

Seeley, Herbert, 19 Dec 1938, aged 19, Killed by a fall of roof

Shaw, Thomas, 24 Nov 1874, aged 18, Collier, Fall of stone. Stallman had been twice cautioned as to the dangerous state of place

Shuker, Thomas, 21 Oct 1891, (accident: 19 Oct 1891, 10 p.m.), aged 34, Stallman, Fall of roof. Repairing a roadway when the roof fell upon him. Died 21st October

Sims, Ernest, 28 Jun 1944, aged 37, Killed by a fall of roof

Smith, Wiliam, 23 Feb 1877, aged 23, Dataler, Timber gave way. Killed by a fall of bind

Smith, William, 17 Aug 1883, aged 14, Screen boy, Trimming a loaded waggon when other waggons being shunted into the siding knocked him off and ran over him

Staines, Harold, 14 Apr 1940, aged 35, Killed by a fall of roof

Staley, Benjamin, 14 Apr 1934, (accident: 13 Mar 1934), aged 59, Killed by a fall of roof

Stocks, Ernest, 18 Aug 1930, aged 28, Killed by a fall of roof

Stop, George, 25 Sep 1897, aged 58, Loader, Fall of roof. Deceased was bending over a tram at the gate end when a piece of stone fell from the roof and struck him. He died the same day

Szadura, Jan, 05 Jan 1953, aged 39, Killed by a fall of roof

Toon, Clifford, 31 Dec 1921, aged 29, Killed by a fall of roof

Toon, George, 03 Jan 1934, (accident: 01 Jan 1934), aged 43, Killed by a fall of roof

Tranter, Thomas, 11 Dec 1885, aged 56, Dayman, Fall of roof

Tucker, Charles William, 13 Jun 1910, aged 42, Blacksmith, He was assisting to lower a pump from the scaffold on which it had been fixed to another lower down when he slipped and fell into the water and was drowned

Turner, John, 07 Jan 1889, aged 16, Screen Boy, Slipped and fell down whilst crossing the railway in front of the coal screens, run over by an engine and train of empty waggons

Underwood, Walter, 16 Oct 1909, aged 16, Horse-driver, Deceased was taking three full tubs towards the rope road and rode on the crank between the horse and the first tub. The crank broke and deceased was killed by falling under the tubs. Riding with full tubs is not allowed at the mine (Top Hard Seam seam)

Vardy, Charles, 18 Nov 1874, aged 29, Stallman, Getting coal without sufficiently protecting his place with timber. Roof fell

Woodhouse, Thomas, 18 Sep 1890, aged 19, Assistant onsetter, Crushed by the cage at the pit bottom whilst unfastening the catches used for holding the tubs upon the cage