Welbeck Colliery

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Bird, Archibold Thomas, 19 May 1919, aged 23, Stallman, Preparing to set a prop when there was a weight bump which caused stone to fall on him

Boam, Herbert, 10 Nov 1919, aged 24, Stallman, He was getting coal and had been holing and spragged up a large piece of coal. Another stallman was 6-8 yards away when coal fell over. He went to place and found him leaning against coal quite dead — skull fractured between coal and prop

Croft, D. R. W., 08 Oct 1937, aged 30, Miner

Giles, R., 20 Jun 1935, Stallman, he was struck on the head by a piece of coal which burst from the face, crushing his skul

Lawson, John William, 20 Mar 1915, (accident: 27 Feb 1915), aged 40, Sinker, Assisting to place beam across shaft at pit bottom when he slipped and fell on scaffold 20ft below. Died 20th Mar

Seal, George, 15 Feb 1924, 5.10 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 23, Corporal, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Smith, Joseph, 20 Jan 1924, (accident: 11 Jan 1924, 1.50 p.m., 7th hour of shift), aged 56, Stallman, Deceased was following a set of five full tubs out along his gate when the haulage rope broke, loosing back the tubs on him — the drag apparently failing to act — and was trapped against the side as he was attempting to jump into a refuge hole. He sustained severe injuries to the head and internally from which he died 9 days later. Had he waited until the rope had stopped the accident would have been avoided

Soar, John, 28 Dec 1914, aged 17, Rivet Heater, During the erection of the new headstocks deceased went up to a platform with a rope. Unnoticed by anyone he fell to the bank, a distance of 62 feet, and was fatally injured. He was probably unnerved and distressed by the death of his mother the previous night

Straw, William, 19 Feb 1924, (accident: 15 Feb 1924, 5.10 a.m., 7th hour of shift), aged 52, Ripper, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Taylor, Walter, Jan 1932, aged 52, died from multiple injuries which included a fractured spine, compound fracture of both legs, and head wounds

Withers, George, 16 Dec 1913, aged 30, Sinker, Deceased was on a bricking scaffold with fourteen other men while it was being placed in position for starting a fresh length of work. Owing to the unequal lapping of the two carrying ropes on their respective drums, one side got about 24 inches higher than the other. In trying to right it, by working one drum and rope independently, the engineman tilted it enormously. All the men, except deceased, saved themselves, but he fell down the shaft and was drowned