Wrenthorpe Colliery

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Armitage, Thomas, 09 Jun 1860, aged Boy, Fall of roof in the mine

Ashton, W., 12 Oct 1883, aged 60, Collier, Fall of roof

Bedford, Joseph, 30 Mar 1881, aged 51, Collier, Fall of roof

Broadhead, J., 23 Aug 1876, aged 45, Collier, Fall of roof

Clement, John, 27 Jan 1914, aged 27, Byeworkman, Whilst preparing a place to turn full dirt tubs over he knocked out a prop and was caught by a fall of roof 8½ feet by 3½ feet by 20 inches. The fall came from between two converging slips, one of which could be seen before the fall took place. He was not an experienced man, but had signed on as a skilled miner. The prop ought not to have been disturbed

Colbeck, John Edgar, 30 Dec 1919, (accident: 26 Dec 1919), aged 26, Coal getter, Getting bottom coal when stone fell on him crushing his pelvis. Died 30th Dec

Collinson, Joseph, 26 Oct 1910, aged 32, Labourer, Whilst releasing a brake on a railway truck, he was crushed between the truck and the side of the coal washer, through other trucks being lowered without proper warning being given

Ellis, J., 01 May 1896, aged 55, Sawyer, When cutting timber with a circular saw a piece flew back and stuck him on the head

Hayes, William Henry, 22 Jun 1912, (accident: 21 Jun 1912), aged 56, Deputy, Deceased had almost completed clearing away a fall from between the pack and the coal face, and was sitting at the extreme end of the fall, when a piece of stone 3 feet 6 inches long, 1 foot 6 inches wide, and 1 foot thick, fell from the roof. One end fell to the floor, and the other end struck deceased on the forehead. He died the next day from fracture of the spine at the 4th vertebrae

Kilcoyne, John Kelly, 05 Feb 1915, aged 16, Pony boy, Drawing a horse attached to 8 full tubs and was run down by first tub. No evidence as to why he went in front

Linley, David, 16 Apr 1853, Fall of roof in the mine

Percival, Alfred, 13 Oct 1919, aged 16, Screenhand, Became entangled with revolving shaft 15 feet from his place of work. Believed he was playing with shafting and had climbed through fence

Pickersgill, Jesse, 20 Dec 1924, (accident: 10 Dec 1924, 8.30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift), aged 32, Wagon Lowerer, While lowering two empty wagons towards the screens he was crushed between a cable drum and the second wagon. He was severely injured and died ten days later. The side of the drum was 2 ft. 11 ins. from the rails, leaving a space of only 9 ins. between the wagon and the drum at a height of 4 ft. 3 ins. The cable drum should not have been placed so as to leave such a small clearance

Pickersgill, William Henry, 13 Jan 1915, aged 35, Wagon lowerer, About to climb into a wagon when it was run into by another being shunted and was crushed between buffers

Ramsden, Robert, 27 May 1861, Explosion of gunpowder in the mine [More information ...]

Robinson, John, 02 May 1919, aged 32, Byeworker, A charge dataller drew a prop on goaf side to be able to turn a dirt tub over. A man was left shovelling the dirt when there was a large fall of stone where the prop had been which killed him

Tipper, Ernest, 21 Jun 1919, aged 19, Pony driver, Had to take two tubs of dirt his pony being guided to limbers and two lockers used but one came out and he appears to have been infront and pony run over him fracturing his neck

Walker, Ernest, 30 Oct 1909, aged 25, Trimmer, Instead of waiting for the locomotive, he proceeded to lower wagons under the screens by himself. He was found dead under one of the wagons and it is probable that after taking out the scotches he was passing in front of the wagons to get at the brakes when he was run over