Trowell Moor Colliery

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Adcock, John, 26 Sep 1898, (accident: 12 Sep 1898), aged 33, Dayman, Fall of roof. Deceased was holing the coal-face, when the roof suddenly fell and fatally injured him. He died on the 26th September (Kilburn coal seam)

Carlin, William, 23 Sep 1924, 6.10 p.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 24, Stallman, Deceased had gone into the gateroad to get a drink from his tea-can, and while there was killed by a heavy fall of roof which came away without any warning. The fall broke over both packs and ran out two props. Prior to the fall the roof, which consisted of binds and was wet, had been considered quite safe, and there was nothing to indicate the likelihood of a fall taking place

Chappell, Samuel Dennis, 28 Oct 1891, aged 17, Screenboy, Deceased during mealtime went down the sidings and against the rules of the mine got on the buffers of the engine and uncoupled it from a waggon which was running. In doing this he was crushed between the buffers

Daykin, William Henry, 25 Nov 1887, aged 22, Loader, Bringing down a full tub down a gate whith his back against the front of tub locker came out and the tub ran on him

Hallam, George, 26 Aug 1889, aged 17, Trammer, Self-acting incline chain broke whilst the train was running tubs ran back and struck the deceased who was in the incline

Onions, Isiah William, 24 Jan 1919, aged 44, Stallman, Standing in waste building a pack when there was a large fall which displaced a prop and killed him instantly

Turton, Herbert, 31 May 1905, aged 47, Stallman, He died while at work in the mine, and the coroner's jury found that he died from "natural causes, rupture of an aneurism of some standing" [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Widdowson, A., 01 Oct 1910, aged 30, Stallman, Two stallmen were attempting to get clod down at the face side for a length of 18 feet, and as they could not pull it they started to hole the coal face in a dirt parting between the coal and the clod. They had been holing some time when the clod fell and pushed out the row of props, burying both men. Widdowson was killed, and the other stallman's back was broken. A row of props should have been set close up to the coal face before the holing was commenced

Wright, Thomas, 24 May 1908, aged 28, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was working near the coal face when a large fall of roof occurred and killed him (Kilburn Coal seam)