Wellsways Colliery

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Adams, William, 05 Nov 1839, aged 20 [More information ...]

Barnett, John, 05 Nov 1839, aged 41 [More information ...]

Barnett, John, 18 Apr 1879, (accident: 16 Apr 1879), aged 50, Carter, Piece of clod rolled on to him in the working face. He was taken home and hopes were entertained for his recovery but he died two days later

Clark, George, 03 Feb 1865, aged 40, Carpenter, A flat wire rope by which he and a fellow workman was descending suddenly snapped. This is a most remarkable case. He left a widow and one child who received £5 from the fund

Cray, Albert, 01 Aug 1899, aged 24, Carting boy, He with others had entered the cage in order to ascend the shaft, but owing to a misunderstanding as regards the signals in the absence of a regular hitcher, the engineman lowered the cage into the sump in which there was hot water from condensed steam. They were all more or less severely scalded, and this man died from the effects on the 15th. The hitcher who had left the pit and the overman who did not replace him were returned by the Coroner's jury for manslaughter

Dando, Amos, 05 Nov 1839, aged 12 [More information ...]

Dowling, Leonard Hooper, 05 Nov 1839, aged 13 [More information ...]

Duckett, Henry, 22 Jul 1886, Collier

Ferris, Uriah, 09 Dec 1864, (accident: 29 Nov 1864), aged 40, Labourer, Fall of a heavy beam on the surface in consequence of the lashing being too weak, whereby Ferris received such injuries as to cause his death, which took place in the Bath Hospital on the 9th of December

Gulliford, Charles, 11 Mar 1891, (accident: 24 Nov 1890), aged 14, Putter boy, On reaching the top of a staple pit (about 15 yards) by a ladder on his way to work he apparently slipped and fell to the bottom. He was accustomed to the place and was accompanying his father at the time. He died on the 11th of Mar 1891

Hambleton, Charles, 06 Jan 1873, aged 21, Coal breaker, Fall of stone, caused by a "slip"

Hawkins, William, 09 Jan 1852, aged 54, Collier, Fell whilst loading coal

Hayes, Joseph, 15 Sep 1858, aged 14, Twin Boy, Descending a top hole in front of the tub the fastenings gave way

Jones, W., 05 May 1883, aged 41, Onsetter, Deceased had loaded the top and middle decks of a three decked cage and a man noticing that the pit was not at work went and found him dead with his head severely cut. It seems probable that the cage may have slipped off the dogs and the rim of one of the decks caught his head

Keevill, James, 05 Nov 1839, aged 13 [More information ...]

Keevill, James, 05 Nov 1839, aged 41 [More information ...]

Keevill, Mark, 05 Nov 1839, aged 31 [More information ...]

Langford, Alfred, 05 Nov 1839, aged 13 [More information ...]

Langford, Farnham, 05 Nov 1839, aged 15 [More information ...]

Langford, Richard, 05 Nov 1839, aged 45 [More information ...]

Matthews, John, 14 Dec 1892, aged 60, Collier, Fall of roof in the Middle Vein (9ft. x 3½ft x 1½ft in the thickest place) more or less in the shape of a bell mould. It rested partly on the coal face and on two props about 2 ft. from the face. It did not have the appearance of a bell mould before it fell

Matthews, John, 14 Dec 1893, aged 60, Killed by a fall of rock

Moore, Henry, 15 Dec 1854, aged 25, Collier, Cage drawn up while getting into inset

Naish, William, 10 Feb 1899, Collier, Died on or about the 10th February, it was alleged from injuries received by knocking his head against the roof at Wellsway Colliery, but the doctor's evidence showed death to have resulted from an abscess following pneumonia, and not a result of accident [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Pearce, James, 05 Nov 1839, aged 17 [More information ...]

Pratten, Thomas, 02 Mar 1885, aged 40, Hewer, Fall of roof. He was holing under the little vein coal the place was staved to within 5ft. of the face and well timbered as he worked one prop stood at his head one at his back and one at his feet. His boy who had gone away for a few minutes on returning

Shearn, Henry, 21 Dec 1901, aged 14, Horse driver, Henry Shearn, 14, a horse driver, at Earl Waldegrave's Wellsway Pit, died on the 21st December from blood poisoning, which was alleged to have been caused by a wire running into his foot. No attempt was made to show that the accident occurred in the course of his employment, and, consequently, I have treated it as not comprised [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Summers, William, 05 Nov 1839, aged 24 [More information ...]