Wingfield Manor Colliery

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Booth, Harry, 22 Aug 1910, aged 16, Pony Driver, He was assisting a corporal to remove a small fall of roof stone which had occurred a few minutes earlier, when he was knocked down and severely injured by a second fall. He died shortly after arriving at the hospital. Timber should have been set whilst the fall was being removed and the corporal did not make a proper examination of the roof

Calladine, Henry Thomas, 20 Apr 1910, aged 27, Coal cutting machineman, Deceased was in front of a coal cutting machine and received a shock from the haulage rope pulling the machine as it cut along the face. Concentric cable with earthed outer was used, and a defect was afterwards found at the gate-end box which had the effect of making the machine casing and haulage rope alive

Greenhough, Aaron, 14 Oct 1912, aged 35, Stallman, Whilst withdrawing a prop the ringer chain broke, and deceased knocked out the prop with a hammer. Over a ton of bind fell on him and killed him

Humbleton, Henry, 24 Jun 1909, aged 56, Stallman, Deceased was in the act of putting a chain round a prop in a waste with the object or pulling it out with a ringer, when the waste broke across the whole width of 15 feet and killed deceased. The coal seam is 3 feet 3 inches thick only, and he would have to creep to get to the prop (Kilburn Coal seam)

Vann, Frederick, 16 Mar 1911, aged 31, Miner, He was assisting to hold back a loaded tub at the gate end with his right shoulder against the front of the tub, when the tub overpowered him, and fatally crushed him against a prop. He should not have been in front of the tub

Wragge, Thomas, 28 Feb 1914, aged 14, Driver, He and a corporal went up a rise gate with a pony and three empty tubs to bring down three full ones. The gate road dips 1 in 8 at the top portion for 60 yards and 1 in 6 at the bottom for 50 yards. The usual six lockers were put in the wheels of the tubs and they were taken by Wragge to the top of a steeper portion where a drag chain is usually attached. By some misunderstanding between the driver and the corporal the drag chain was not attached and the tubs ran amain, killing Wragge. If he followed down behind the set the accident would not have happened. The manholes were in good order