Water Haigh Colliery

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Batty, William, 19 Feb 1934, aged 63, Labourer, Filling coal which had been stacked on surface when he caught his hand between shovel and tub — received First Aid and went back to work. Wound turned septic and he died 4 weeks later

Berine, J. P., 17 Nov 1910, aged 24, Sinker, Collapse of the side of a sinking pit [More information ...]

Clifford, Patrick, 15 May 1911, (accident: 10 Nov 1910), aged 30, Sinker, He was injured on the 10th November, 1910, by a fall of side. He died on 15th May, 1911

Cooper, Frederick, 07 May 1910, aged 23, Sinker, Collapse of the side of a sinking shaft [More information ...]

Crowther, Collinson, 17 Mar 1919, (accident: 05 Mar 1919), aged 47, Deputy, Firing a shot in ripping when a flying stone bounced off pack and struck his thigh causing a severe bruise. Died 17th Mar. — tetanus

Dean, William, 23 Apr 1910, aged 30, Labourer, He was killed by the fall of heavy timber which he was helping to unload from a lorry

Gill, Patrick, 07 May 1910, aged 32, Sinker, Collapse of the side of a sinking shaft [More information ...]

Heaton, John William, 02 Aug 1915, aged 25, Labourer, Found lying under coal in bunkers at firehole. There was no evidence to show how he got there but he was emptying a truck and believed he fell through door

Helliwell, William, 07 May 1910, aged 24, Sinker, Collapse of the side of a sinking shaft [More information ...]

Illingworth, Harold, 27 Jul 1933, aged 28, Ignition of methane [More information ...]

Lancaster, William G., 07 May 1910, aged 26, Sinker, Collapse of the side of a sinking shaft [More information ...]

Lister, John William, 05 Mar 1915, aged 42, Collier, Cutting with pick at corner when bind roof fell over whole width and large piece of blackshale fell and killed him

Maundrill, William, 31 Jul 1933, (accident: 27 Jul 1933), aged 32, Ignition of methane [More information ...]

McCaffrey, John, 07 May 1910, aged 30, Sinker, Collapse of the side of a sinking shaft [More information ...]

McCarthy, Patrick, 07 May 1910, aged 27, Sinker, Collapse of the side of a sinking shaft [More information ...]

Phelan, James, 17 Nov 1910, aged 46, Sinker, Collapse of the side of a sinking pit [More information ...]

Pickersgill, Herbert, 01 Feb 1911, aged 46, Foreman Carpenter, He was in charge of a set of four bricklayers who were working on a bricking scaffold pointing the brickwork of the shaft. Deceased decided that the air boxes should be taken out. Whilst doing this work he loosened the main supports, and about a dozen pipes fell, breaking the balk and taking Pickersgill down the pit. He was instantly killed

Powell, William Baden, 18 Sep 1924, 1.30 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 22, Shaft Bottom Hand, The onsetter had loaded the top deck of the cage with four full tubs and signalled for the cage to be raised in order to load the bottom deck. Almost as soon as he had signalled he saw that one of the tubs had mounted the check rail at the empty end of the cage and would, therefore, be above the cage catches — the catches secure the tubs in the cage by the axles. He then signalled "1" for the cage to stop. As the engineman had not raised the cage he took the last signal to be a repeated "1" to raise, and moved the cage to load the other deck. The tub ran out and struck deceased and knocked him down, fatally injuring him. The engineman was not aware that anything had taken place until the end of the shift, and could not recall the signals

Sheppard, George, 29 Jul 1933, (accident: 27 Jul 1933), aged 22, Ignition of methane [More information ...]

Smith, Alvin, 20 Feb 1924, (accident: 19 Feb 1924, 10 a.m., 3rd hour of shift), aged 20, Assistant Shunter, Six full wagons stood in the sidings near the screens, and deceased was about to lower these to the weigh machine, four to be taken first and the others later. After securing the last two, he uncoupled the four others and as soon as these had started attempted to pass through to the other side of the road between the fourth and fifth wagons. Simultaneously another wagon just filled at the screens was lowered, and joined up to the stationary wagons, and pushed them forward, jamming deceased between the buffers between which he was passing. He was severely crushed and died the following day. Had deceased allowed the moving wagons to get well clear of others before passing through, the accident would not have occurred

Steel, Percy, 20 Jan 1912, aged 14, Apprentice, Deceased, who was assisting to dismantle an engine, walked along a wooden platform and unthinkingly stepped over the open end and fell 20 feet on to a rough concrete floor. He had previously helped to take down the fence. He died a few hours later from his injuries

Walker, Jowett, 19 May 1915, (accident: 12 May 1915), aged 42, Collier, Cutting coal at face when small piece flew from pick and struck his lip. Died under treatment for scepticemia 19th May

Whitehead, Joseph Forest, 16 Jul 1912, aged 17, Labourer, He was caught by the descending cage and found fastened between the landing and the drop gates. No one saw the accident, and he was not following his employment at the time