Tyning Colliery

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Bourne, Henry, 30 Jul 1869, aged 22, Collier, Fall of stone at Radstock

Bryant, Job, 24 Jul 1863, aged 19, Carting boy, Sudden fall of "Bell mould"

Fear, George, 28 Nov 1853, aged 36, Collier, Fall of stone from the roof

Fox, David, 25 Jun 1885, (accident: 29 May 1885), aged 74, Deputy, He was sitting resting on the top of an incline when an empty cart came up rather quicker than usual it swung round and hit his leg causing a compound fracture of the bone. He died on the 25th June after having recovered very well from a clot of blood

James, Albert, 16 Mar 1898, aged 36, Collier, Fall of a Cap or Bell stone from the roof in his working place fatally injured his head

Lear, William, 23 Apr 1897, (accident: 22 Apr 1897), aged 35, Brancher, Fatally injured by a charge of dynamite upon his returning to ignite it after a charge of powder had gone off. The flame from the powder shot ignited the fuse and thus caused the accident. He died the following day. This consequently is really due to powder although actually caused by an explosion of dynamite

Moore, Benjamin, 08 May 1851, aged 60, Collier, Clift fell

Parfit, Albin, 21 Oct 1863, aged 21, Collier, Sudden fall of a "bell mould"

Parfitt, John, 12 Jul 1886, aged 47, Shaftsman, Fell down pit. The cages had got out of the guides, the full one was brought to bank but the empty one was wedged tight in the shaft. The rope was taken off and clamped at the top. Five and a half hours after when deceased was in a hudge or bucket 19 fathoms below the cage slipped and pulled the rope through the clamps and struck the budge in which he was and knocked him out

Richardson, William, 06 Apr 1852, aged 36, Coalbreaker, Roof insecurely propped

Seymour, D., 06 Jan 1881, aged 35, Collier, Suffocated by gas. He was measuring up a road which had been abandoned near an old loose. It was supposed a squeeze had come on, and some carbonic acid gas found its way from the gob through the cracks in the coal and suffocated him before he could be removed

Seymour, Sidney, 09 Jan 1867, aged 19, Carting boy, He was at the top of an underground incline trying to let a tub of coal down when the chain broke and possibly the back-lash killed him but he was alone so no one can say for certain. Perhaps, finding the velocity very great he had applied the brake too violently

Unknown, -, 11 Feb 1851, Collier, Fall of roof

Weeks, Henry, 11 Sep 1899, aged 15, Carting boy, Strangled on a self acting incline drum by the rope as it lapped on, he having become entangled while guiding the slack rope to oblige the incline man

Wilcox, Joseph, 25 Jan 1877, aged 43, Collier, Rush of foul air and water through bore-hole [More information ...]

Wilkins, James, 25 Jan 1894, aged 55, Collier, Fall of roof from slips on three sides and a joint on the fourth at the face of his working place. At the time the accident occurred he, an old experienced collier, was engaged setting timber under it. There was plenty of timber at hand for setting previously. He and his comrades were at fault in not having set more timber considering the faulty nature of the roof in the place. The examiner does not appear to have acted with intelligence in regarding to the place that morning and if the examination during the shift was made the day before by the bailiff as I believe is the practice he too appears to have failed in his duty

Woodland, Alfred, 25 Jan 1877, aged 31, Collier, Rush of foul air and water through bore-hole [More information ...]

Woodland, Thomas, 10 Nov 1882, aged 39, Collier, He sounded the stone, and, finding it bad, turned to get a prop, when it fell upon him