Whitehill Colliery

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Brown, Hugh, 29 Jan 1902, aged 44, Miner, Fall of roof in working place through failure to set props as instructed by the fireman and also as required by the Special Rules

Law, Robert, 05 Nov 1900, aged 45, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

Rafferty, Peter, 12 Apr 1895, 12.45 p.m., aged 24, Sinker, While engaged lowering sinking pumps, he was standing on a wooden “kirn” which was being hoisted. The kirn broke away, and he fell with it down the shaft

Smith, William, 25 May 1912, (accident: 07 May 1912), aged 60, Collier, Deceased and a neighbour were together in a place taking a slice up alongside a stoop, to form a new road, to get the stoop extracted. Two rows of props were set next to the old "end," and when deceased was told to stand down clear to let his neighbour cut down some coal, he went through the row of props and sat down at the edge of unprotected roof. A stone broke off behind the second row of props without warning and fell on him, causing injuries from which he died on 25th May

Steel, Henry, 26 Nov 1924, 1.30 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 39, Brusher, He was knocking out a tree with an axe from under the brushing preparatory to firing a brushing shot. As the tree came out deceased slipped and fell, and at the same time a large stone, 3 ft. wide by 3 ft. 3 ins. long and 1 ft. 6 ins. thick, came away from where the tree had been knocked out and fell on top of him, inflicting injuries from which he died 1½ hours later. The fireman had examined the place 2½ hours before and was present when the accident occurred. He considered it was not necessary to use a safety appliance, though had such an appliance been used the accident would have been avoided

Wallace, John J., 12 Jul 1906, aged 14, Drawer, He pushed two full hutches over the brow of a self-acting incline after attaching the rope. The empty hutches either were not attached or became detached, and he was struck on the head by the hook on the end of the rope when it reached the top