Middridge Colliery

1915 - Brockwell seam abandoned

Anderson, John, 12 Jul 1902, aged 57, Hewer, he got into a refuge hole to let the empty set pass him, on a self-acting incline, but stepped out before the full set passed, and was caught and killed [More information ...]

Beadle, Joseph, 10 Apr 1897, (accident: 07 Apr 1897), aged 18, Landing Miner, He had got a full set out of the landing, and was putting the chocks on, when two full tubs came amain and broke his right leg. Died on the 10th

Brice, John, 20 Sep 1907, aged 22, Onsetter, he fell from the Busty hanging-on into the shaft, when, as he thought, he was about to step into the cage [More information ...]

Brown, James, 25 Oct 1901, aged 16, Landing Boy, Killed by a fall of stone in a hewer's place. He had no work to do where he was killed but had followed the putter in, and was sitting in the place when the stone fell and caught him.

Hall, William, 07 Mar 1899, aged 24, Hewer, Died to-day from an alleged injury to his hand in the pit, but a post-mortem examination showed that the cause of death was cerebral apoplexy.

Hays, Charles, 20 Mar 1902, aged 55, Hewer, when in the act of kirving some top coal fell and hit him on the head, forcing it between his legs; he threw himself back and must have fallen on a piece of coal, as his spine was fractured

Joicey, Patrick, 29 Aug 1883, aged 13, Trapper, left his door and went where he had no business and was killed by a fall of stone

Lax, William, 30 Jul 1889, aged 27, Hewer, fall of coal while preparing to sprag his jud

Marshall, Alfred, 14 May 1874, aged 15, Water Leader, run over by a water tub

Robinson, Jonathan, 05 Dec 1876, aged 30, Collier, killed by a fall of coal ; jud did not come down by shot and he commenced nicking it without first putting in sprags, and a large fall took place

Stephenson, James, 25 Jun 1894, 10:15 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 40, Hewer, Returning from his day's work, he fell and died from heart disease on the main rolleyway [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a colliery accident]

Stones, William, 01 Nov 1893, 10:00 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 36, Hewer, Fall of stone and coal at a breaker by the side of an old crosscut.

Sunter, Nathan, 16 Feb 1897, aged 20, Hanger-on of tubs, Right leg and back bruised by tub elevator attachment. Died same day

Williams, Enoch, 07 Jul 1881, aged 17, Screener, crushed between two trucks on branches while setting them down, which was no part of his duty, Buried: South Church Churchyard

Wilson, Ernest W., 23 Nov 1909, aged 29, Onsetter, This accident is almost similar to one which occurred on 20th September 1907 in this same shaft. In each case the signal given was not the one intended to be given. In the event of anyone at the Busty Seam hanging-on wishing to go down to the Brockwell Seam the signal given is five raps, answered by the banksmen with two, and then one from the onsetter. In this case the onsetter rapped one, which is the signal for coal work. The cage was at once raised, and he, about to step into the cage, was caught by it and dropped into the shaft and killed. His assistant was in the cage and saw the whole occur