Hartford Colliery

Bailey, William, 19 Dec 1899, aged 66, Wasteman, Deceased and his marrow were ridding stones and repairing in a return airway, when a large side waver fell upon them. The master wasteman had previously warned them about this particular stone, and instructed them to set timber under it, which they failed to do [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Bell, Henry, 1917, [approximate date]

Bell, J., 1922, [approximate date]

Black, John, 03 Feb 1912, aged 25, Electrical engineer, a skilled electrician employed by an electrical firm to superintend the erection of new plant; while examining an underground switch (three-phase, 2,750 volts) with the cover removed, he made contact with a live part not knowing that current was on [More information ...]

Brannigan, A., 1922, [approximate date]

Charlton, Michael, 12 Aug 1892, aged 45, Stower, descended to his work at 5 p.m. and shortly after became unwell and died at 6.60 p.m. from heart disease

Clarke, Anthony, 20 Jul 1909, aged 44, Fitter's labourer, fell out of the cage down the shaft [More information ...]

Cook, John, 24 Apr 1871, aged 17, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Craddock, J., 1918, [approximate date]

Crawford, Daniel, 1929, [approximate date]

Dickson, William, 20 Jul 1909, aged 31, Fitter's labourer, fell out of the cage down the shaft [More information ...]

Falcus, Thomas Edward, 1923, [approximate date]

Gallagher, Thomas, 1924, [approximate date]

Hall, Thomas, 30 Jul 1896, aged 36, Stoneman, He had fired a shot during the previous night and was ridding the stones and timbering into the face when a slab of stone fell on to his head. He appeared to have been taking all ordinary care [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Henderson, R., 1918, [approximate date]

Heron, Henry Ord, 24 Sep 1903, aged 7, [Not employed - Infant], Some of the workmen's houses adjoin the colliery railway, and deceased appears to have been trying to get on a wagon of a train of loaded wagons leaving the pit drawn by a locomotive engine, when he was run over and instantly killed.

Hunter, Joseph, 21 Aug 1888, aged 13, Driver, killed by a fall of stone

Jackson, William Henry, 1930, [approximate date]

Langley, F., 1916, [approximate date]

Leightley, Anthony, 23 Mar 1946, (accident: 20 Mar 1946), aged 46, Conveyor Drawer, killed by a fall of stone

Mandling, William, 02 Jul 1873, aged 45, Hewer, crushed by tubs on an incline

McCartney, Robert, 1920, [approximate date]

Miller, Thomas, 21 May 1873, aged 46, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Mitchell, C., 1917, [approximate date]

Nichols, Thomas, 22 Oct 1874, aged 47, Stoneman, explosion of a shot

Orr, Charles E., 1928, [approximate date]

Philips, Stephen, 10 Dec 1873, aged 15, Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Phillips, William, 25 Feb 1895, 6:00 p.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 63, Stoneman, deceased and another man who was injured, was charging a hole with gelignite when it exploded; according to the evidence given at the inquest, the deceased was quietly pushing the cartridge in, but the presumption is that he was using force

Piercy, William, 1924, [approximate date]

Robinson, Frederick, 20 Jul 1909, aged 37, Fitter, fell out of the cage down the shaft [More information ...]

Scott, -, 1920, Stoneman, suffocated from carbon monoxide [More information ...]

Scott, Thomas, 1921, [approximate date]

Short, Robert, 1919, [approximate date]

Sturdy, John, 20 Jul 1909, aged 21, Electrical Engineer, fell out of the cage down the shaft [More information ...]

Watts, Robert, 1919, [approximate date]

Wilkinson, Thomas, 1930, [approximate date]