Wyken Colliery

Barnesley, Frederick, 10 Dec 1907, aged 22, Roadman, A train of full tubs was starting from the bottom of an incline, and deceased was near to a tub that fell over. He attempted to get out of the way of this tub and was crushed between the top of a full tub and the roof of the roadway (Ell coal)

Bird, William Henry, 19 May 1904, aged 56, Dayman, Fall of roof. Deceased was building a pack in the stall after setting extra timber, when a large fall of roof killed him. His body could not be recovered until five hours later (Slate coal)

Bolton, John, 09 May 1905, (accident: 06 May 1905), aged 49, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was cutting a prop out of a waste when the roof fell and fatally injured him. He died 9th May. The ringer-and-chain were not in use at the time (Ryder coal seam)

Broadhurst, Lewis, 24 Jul 1912, (accident: 12 Jul 1912), aged 33, Holer, Deceased was assisting the stallman to unload stone that was brought into the stall in tubs from another part of the workings. After assisting to side over a tub full of stone into one of the wastes, he went to the tub mouth to take out the stone when a heavy fall of roof coal measuring 12 feet by 3 feet by 2 feet 6 inches occurred and severely injured his head. He died on the 24th. Some of the roof coal had previously fallen, and the back row of props was under the lip. It is probable that in turning the tub over, either it or some of the stone disturbed these props. Two or three of them were pushed out by the fall

Colledge, Ernest, 15 Mar 1883, aged 20, Carpenter, Fell from a scaffold whilst repairing the shaft

Cotton, Alfred, 25 Feb 1895, aged 14, Horse driver, Deceased was leaning over some trams and was in the act of coupling them when the horse which was attached started and caused deceased to be crushed between the tram and a slack hopper

Davenport, Joseph, 08 Feb 1892, 12.30 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 27, Driver, Riding on a full tub down an inclined roadway, when the tub got off the road and crushed the deceased against a prop. Pony working in sling gears, and had no power to stop the tub

Davenport, William, 22 Feb 1873, aged 59, Collier, Fall of roof

Grey, William John Evelyn, 15 Dec 1913, aged 41, Screen Labourer, Deceased was at work on the night shift at the small coal picking-belt which is enclosed and at a high elevation from the ground floor. During an interval while the pricking-belt was at rest, deceased left the belt to go to the mess-room. He descended the ladder provided and was making his way across the metals and passed between the buffers of waggons that were only slightly apart at the moment when the shunter was lowering four empties which stood 10 yards above. The shunter had gone past the place, but would not see the deceased, who came from the opposite side. There was a 64 c.p. electric lamp, besides several 32 c.p., close to the place. There was a level crossing to the mess-room by which deceased ought to have travelled

Harris, Thomas, 24 Jan 1861, aged 14, Miner, Trams running down incline [More information ...]

Hartlett, John, 12 Dec 1900, aged 48, Engine-fitter, While travelling down an engine-plane, he was struck and run over by the ascending train of full tubs. He was within three yards of a man-hole at the time (Slate Coal)

Hollis, John, 16 Sep 1889, aged 29, Collier, Whilst descending the engine plane the hook broke and allowed the tram to run away until it left the road and became a wreck [More information ...]

Jones, John, 24 Nov 1901, (accident: 23 Nov 1901), aged 34, Roadman, Fall of roof and side. Deceased was attending to the train at the bottom of an engine plane, when the roof and side rolled off and fatally injured him. He died the following day (Ell coal)

Keyte, Howard, 29 Nov 1911, aged 22, Screenhand, Deceased had been levelling nuts on the top of a full waggon at the screens, when three empties which had got out of hand while being lowered to the screens bumped into it. Deceased was knocked down and fell to the ground. The shunter who let the waggons down gave no actual warning to deceased, as the latter was standing on the platform out of the waggon when the shunter passed him a few moments previously. The accident was due to a contravention of No. 14 of the Special Rules for Colliery Sidings, for which the shunter was by agreement fined in £1

Lee, J., 06 Jan 1860, aged 25, Miner, Loaded tram running over him on incline

Lissaman, Joseph, 02 Aug 1902, (accident: 01 Feb 1902), aged 46, Horse-keeper, Attempting to fill a bucket with water from a pipe fixed in the shaft bottom, and while doing so was caught and crushed by the descending empty cage. He died 2nd August

Marsden, Daniel, 31 Oct 1878, aged 27, Stallman, Fall of coals whilst taking out the holing sprags previous to firing a shot

Marston, Thomas, 06 Nov 1893, aged 16, Doorkeeper, Deceased was assisting to lift a full tub on the rails. When this was done the tub moved forward and crushed deceased's head between a door frame and the tub

Morris, J., 13 Mar 1861, aged 27, Sinker, Pumps falling down shaft through chain breaking [More information ...]

Orton, George, 06 Oct 1903, aged 58, Banksman, He died suddenly while at work, and the coroner's jury certified that he died of "heart disease"

Riley, Joseph, 13 Mar 1903, (accident: 12 Mar 1903), aged 25, Loader, Fall of coal. A piece of coal fell over the sprags and struck deceased against a prop. He died the next day (Ryder coal seam)

Sanders, Amos, 26 Oct 1892, (accident: 13 Oct 1892), aged 39, Stallman, Fall of coal. Deceased was preparing to fire a shot when some overhanging coal fell and fatally injured him. Died 26th October

Saxton, William Henry, 07 Dec 1909, aged 37, Stallman, Deceased had taken out three sprags for the purpose of falling the coal 16 feet from end to end. He put the ringer over the top to pull them over and was standing where one of the sprags had been renewed, and the holing terminated when the coal, which had been holed, fell, and a second fall which fell up to a black slip where the coal was not holed, caught and killed the deceased (Slate Coal seam)

Sexton, Alfred, 26 Mar 1890, aged 27, Deputy, Runaway tubs knocked out a prop which struck and fatally injured him. The horse which had been drawing the tubs was in sling gears and had no control over the tubs when coming down an inclined roadway

Smith, Charles, 16 Sep 1889, aged 54, Collier, Whilst descending the engine plane the hook broke and allowed the tram to run away until it left the road and became a wreck [More information ...]

Ward, Owen, 17 Sep 1900, aged 36, Deputy, While attending to a small electric motor in the mine, he received the current through his body, and died immediately (Ryder coal)

Watkin, Thomas, 23 Dec 1885, aged 17, Driver, Kicked by a pony

Whitehall, Johnathan, 16 Sep 1889, aged 34, Collier, Whilst descending the engine plane the hook broke and allowed the tram to run away until it left the road and became a wreck [More information ...]

Wilson, William, 20 Mar 1874, aged 18, Loader, Fall of roof (ironstone)

Wood, Herbert, 13 Dec 1906, aged 27, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased and others had passed down the engine-plane proceeding to work, and when on a flat part of the roadway they sat down to rest, when a heavy fall of roof occurred pushing out the timber, killing deceased and injuring three other men (Slate coal)

Wright, Alfred, 04 Aug 1896, aged 31, Holer, Deceased was riding on the coupling chain attached to a train of water barrels. He appears to have caught his head against the roof and was then crushed by the water barrels