Westhoughton Colliery

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Arkwright, George, 30 Apr 1880, (accident: 28 Apr 1880), aged 16, Waggoner, Apparently slightly hurt by a thin scale of roof falling. He worked the next day and the next, but died on the 30th. The jury considered death had been accelerated by ithe accident

Aspey, John, 22 Jan 1889, aged 45, Shiftman, Fatal by roof falling from between two slips where he was drawing props. Inspection and inquiry

Aspinall, J., 27 Jan 1854, aged Boy, Fall of top coal

Brown, John, 14 Aug 1888, aged 18, Gang rider, Fatally crushed near a manhole by a train of tubs in the engine brow

Carlisle, John, 23 May 1855, aged 26, Falling out of a whisket or basket in ascending the pit

Crankshaw, John, 12 May 1880, aged 50, Miner, The deceased were thrown out of the cage in which they were descending by a collision of cages. One of the cages had only been put on three days previously. The guides were wire rope, with a space of only nine inches between the cages [More information ...]

Hargreaves, Thomas, 31 Jul 1918, aged 60, Fireman, Fall of roof — fractured skull

Hining, Frederick Charles, 02 Sep 1915, aged 55, Collier, Injured thumb. Died of blood poisoning

Jolley, Thomas, 20 Nov 1924, (accident: 14 Nov 1924, 1.0 p.m., 6th hour of shift), aged 31, Collier, Died 20th from scratch which went sceptic [More information ...]

Joynson, Robert, 03 Mar 1884, (accident: 26 Mar 1884), aged 22, Waggoner, Hand hurt between his tub and the roof. Died 30th

Monks, James, 29 Oct 1901, (accident: 28 Oct 1901), aged 36, Dataller, Fall of side in the drawing road. Whilst removing a dirt tub he knocked out a sprag which supported the side, causing it to fall. Died 29th (Yard)

Morris, Peter, 05 Aug 1880, aged 37, Miner, Roof falling at edge of the old sink. Yard Mine

Morris, Peter, 19 Feb 1915, aged 55, Dataller, Cages collided and they were thrown down the shaft [More information ...]

Taylor, Henry, 15 Nov 1895, aged 31, Dataller, In drawing road 4 yds from face. Carelessly knocking out two props being under a ley 18 inches thick could have stood under the hard main roof. Trusted to its sounding good. Shotlighter present told him not to take the props

Winward, Peter, 12 Sep 1888, (accident: 06 Aug 1888), aged 12, Rope minder, Fatally struck by a crane handle, died 12th. Sept. two other boys being hurt at the same time, as they were using the crane to draw an endless rope to a pulley

Wood, William Massey, 09 Mar 1893, (accident: 08 Mar 1893), aged 26, Ropeminder, Whilst oiling an endless rope return pulley in motion his arm was carried by the rope round the wheel and torn off. He died on the 9th

Woodward, John, 12 May 1880, aged 13, Waggoner, The deceased were thrown out of the cage in which they were descending by a collision of cages. One of the cages had only been put on three days previously. The guides were wire rope, with a space of only nine inches between the cages [More information ...]

Woodward, Robert, 18 Jun 1918, aged 57, Dataller, Killed by a fall of roof

Wright, William, 19 Feb 1915, aged 20, Dataller, Cages collided and they were thrown down the shaft [More information ...]