Williamthorpe Colliery

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Baker, W., 24 Sep 1910, (accident: 22 Sep 1910), aged 17, Pony Driver, He was taking four full tubs along a roadway and he appears to have failed to pull a door open for the horse and tubs to pass through and was fatally crushed by the horse. He died on 24th September

Barlow, Sydney, 11 Dec 1919, aged 14, Haulage hand, Stationed at jinney replacing blocks in sets when two tubs got away from journey when lockers slipped and he was knocked down and run over

Barrett, Ernest, 11 Jul 1919, aged 14, Pony driver, Driving from self acting incline to main rope takes 5 full tubs an two lockers should be used. There was a set of double doors 25 yards down slant. Pony pulled and tubs gathered too much speed for him to insert lockers. He dropped them and ran to open door

Bourne, Frederick, 13 Mar 1931, aged 41, Boiler explosion on the surface [More information ...]

Broomhead, Robert John, 02 Feb 1914, aged 41, Stallman, He was building a gate pack when a large stone fell from the roof, reeling out two props, and burying him. The stone came away from between two slips. Props and lids were set in the place and if bars had been used instead of lids the accident might have been prevented

Buckley, Henry, 11 Jan 1919, aged 38, Stallman, Getting and filling coal when there was fall which fatally injured him

Davis, George, 19 Sep 1930, aged 49, Explosion of gas caused by the ignition of a small pocket of gas following the blowing out of a shot [More information ...]

Dudley, William, 11 Oct 1906, aged 33, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased and others had started to work a web of coal at the far-and of the stall, contrary to orders, when a fall of roof killed him. Another man was injured (Silkstone coal)

Holland, William, 23 Nov 1904, (accident: 18 Nov 1904), aged 33, Labourer, Deceased fell from a derrick pole which had one end on the floor and about two-thirds up the pole rested on a wall. He died 23rd November

Holmes, Emanuel, 19 Sep 1930, aged 41, Explosion of gas caused by the ignition of a small pocket of gas following the blowing out of a shot [More information ...]

Hurley, John, 13 Aug 1915, aged 50, Driver, Found under full tubs of stone he was driving along level — clip was found behind tub which had fallen off and tubs ran back

Kotarski, Arthur, 13 Mar 1931, aged 38, Boiler explosion on the surface [More information ...]

Lander, William, 04 Dec 1919, aged 42, Stallman, Getting coal near gate end and preparing to set a catch prop when there was a fall from a pot hole which killed him

Mabbley, George, 06 Oct 1924, 10.0 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 45, Stallman, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Marsden, Norman, 02 May 1924, 5.15 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 25, Collier, Deceased was coal getting on a face-piece of coal six yards inside the left hand bank when a bump occurred which brought down a portion of coal and clod roof, ran out two recently set props and partly buried him. A large piece of clod fell across his head and his skull was fractured. The fall revealed two converging slips which probably could not have been seen before the accident

Massey, Christpher, 20 Sep 1919, aged 25, Collier, About to replace centre leg of bar which had been crushed through as a stall came on weight there was a fall and they were buried [More information ...]

Matthews, George, 05 Apr 1913, aged 31, Stallman, The deceased was engaged withdrawing the settings of timber in an old cross-road in the Shallow seam. While cutting out a prop to release a bar of timber the prop suddenly collapsed, and a heavy fall of roof took place from between a slip and a break, which killed him instantly. A sylvester pulling jack was provided, close at hand, for the purpose of withdrawing the timber. The use of an axe to cut out timber was prohibited

Morley, William, 13 Mar 1931, aged 39, Boiler explosion on the surface [More information ...]

Murfin, Thomas Austin, 28 Jan 1910, aged 29, Loader, He was loading coal at the working face when a fall of roof occurred, and he was fatally injured. The props were not set in accordance with the timbering regulations

Pollard, Albert, 20 Sep 1919, aged 35, Deputy, About to replace centre leg of bar which had been crushed through as a stall came on weight there was a fall and they were buried [More information ...]

Sanderson, Charles Ernest, 15 Sep 1911, aged 18, Rope Clipper, He was employed at the bottom of an incline worked by self-acting endless rope and where each separate tub was attached to the rope by clips back and front, the tubs being 8 yards apart. He was taking the back clip off one full tub, after having taken the front clip off, when the rope stopped running. This appeared to cause the back clip on the following tub to get loose from the rope, and the rope in front being slack, the front clip slipped, and allowed the tub to run into deceased. An empty tub was standing on the other rails, and the clearance was only 10 inches

Seabury, George Edward, 17 Jan 1924, 1.30 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 18, Horse Driver, Deceased was proceeding outbye with a full tub when a tramway rail used as a carrying girder at a junction snapped and upwards of 30 tons of roof fell, burying him and his pony. He was not liberated for two hours and was then dead, having been suffocated. The breakage was due to crystallisation of the metal. After the accident the Managing Director decided not to purchase any further supply of such rails

Siddall, Frederick, 19 Sep 1930, aged 36, Explosion of gas caused by the ignition of a small pocket of gas following the blowing out of a shot [More information ...]

Smith, Stephen, 28 Aug 1913, aged 25, Dayman, His head was crushed by a fall of stone bind which occurred whilst he was chipping out a prop in the fourth row in the waste. Section 52 (1) was not observed

Taylor, James, 19 Sep 1930, aged 53, Explosion of gas caused by the ignition of a small pocket of gas following the blowing out of a shot [More information ...]

Taylor, William, 31 Oct 1914, aged 36, Corporal, He was between two tubs assisting to lift one on the rails when a set of tubs, clipped to the endless rope, shunted them together and crushed him between them. The clip was thought to have been knocked off

Vick, Ernest, 05 May 1910, aged 14, Horse Driver, He was taking seven full tubs into the pit bottom, and he released the horse when it was going at some speed. The horse turned round out of the way of the running tubs, and the first tub left the rails and fatally injured deceased

Walker, W., 10 Jul 1910, aged 14, Coal cleaner, He and other boys were amusing themselves by riding in an empty tub on a "creeper" incline. The deceased accidentally put his foot through a hole, and his leg became entangled in the return wheel of the creeper and the creeper horns. He was badly injured, and blood poisoning supervening, he died