Wimblebury Colliery

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Clements, Joseph, 16 Feb 1910, aged 19, Rope rider, Deceased was a rope-rider on a main and tail haulage road, and was riding behind a set of 16 full tubs, when, in going up the steepest part of the road, the coupling chain between the second and third tubs broke. The drag failed to hold the 14 tubs which ran back, and deceased, who appeared to have run down the hill some distance in front of the tubs, was caught and killed. The coupling broke at a bad weld

Cox, Mark, 09 Aug 1911, (accident: 21 Jun 1911), aged 31, Stallman, Deceased was bannocking in the clod above the Six Feet Coal when he exposed a slip running along the face, which liberated from the roof a large piece of rock, 7½ ft. long by 6 ft. wide, and 1 ft. thick. The rock fell on him and fractured his spine, from which he died on 9th August. One prop was reeled out, and two lids broken off by the fall

Degg, William, 15 May 1908, aged 43, Stallman, Deceased was loosening the bottom of a prop in the cog at the face of the Six Feet Seam, preparatory to drawing it, when a large piece of rock fell from between two breaks in the roof and fractured his back and thigh. He died while being taken to the shaft bottom

Edwards, John, 21 Jan 1888, aged 66, Labourer, Killed by fall of a brick wall which he was taking down

Fowler, Charles, 13 Oct 1902, 1 p.m., aged 17, Journey rider, Run over by tubs on main and tail rope haulage road. No one saw how the accident occurred

Hartshorne, George Thomas, 23 May 1912, (accident: 22 May 1912), aged 15, Pony-driver, Several ponies, accompanied by their drivers, were proceeding to the stables. Deceased was leading his pony close upon the heels of another one, and he allowed his pony to get too close and to touch it, with the result that it kicked and struck deceased in the abdomen, and he died on the following day from the effects of the injury

Heath, Frederick, 09 Nov 1910, (accident: 08 Nov 1910), aged 15, Horse Driver, He was taking a tub containing three small pieces ot timber down a slight inclination, having detatched his horse and sent it forward. He was in front contrary to rule, the tub overcame him and got beyond his control, and he was forced forward and jammed against a standing tub at foot of incline. His injuries ended fatally on the next day

Hyden, Arthur, 06 Mar 1913, aged 18, Driver, Deceased was going inbye with his horse attached to a journey of tubs. The first tub was full of dirt. He was riding in the second tub contrary to Special Rule 91, when a piece of rock, 4 feet by 3 feet by 1½ feet, fell from between two breaks in the roof and crushed his body against the edge of the tub, killing him instantly. The roof had been examined by the fireman about an hour previous to the accident and was then apparently good and safe

Joiner, J., 29 Nov 1877, aged 47, Loader, Fall of coal from face of work in thin mine, probably caused by an unexpected weight or superincumbent pressure following up the working face

Lee, Joseph, 26 Feb 1902, 1.30 p.m., aged 58, Stallman, Fall of roof at Longwall face in shallow seam. The face was advancing on both sides of an old abandoned road in the solid coal, which caused the roof to be unusually bad at the place where the accident happened. Deceased was preparing to set a post when a fall of top coal reeled adjoining timber out and killed him

Morgan, James, 09 Oct 1902, 1.30 p.m., aged 66, Labourer, While sitting on an iron bar placed across between the frame plates at end of coal picking belt, his coat was caught between the plates of the belt, and he was dragged in backward and crushed under the shoot

Timmins, Joseph, 01 May 1912, aged 61, Road Repairer, Deceased was engaged repairing an airway in the Shallow Seam, and while prodding with an iron bar the debris resting against a lip of roof, the latter suddenly collapsed and burled him. When extricated three hours afterwards he was found to be dead

Walsh, Alfred, 03 Sep 1909, aged 43, Waggon shifter, Deceased appeared to have been pushing at the rear buffer of a truck to shift it under the screens, and to have been caught and crushed by some empty trucks gravitating forward behind him. His chest was severely crushed, and he died four hours afterwards. No one interfered with the trucks except himself