William Hayes,

40, Dataller.

Henry Greenwood,

23, Drawer.

William Bate,

60,
Dataller.
Platt Brothers & Co., Wm. Newton, Junr.
Ltd.

31,

John Crook,

Filler.

54,
Collier.

Moston

...

Richard Riley,

Manoah Stafford.

August 24,
11 A M.

September 10,
10.30 A M.
4th.

Clifton & Kersley
Coal Co., Ltd.

54,
Collier.

53,
Collier.

In main level, whilst driving horse drawing 26 full tubs, ran into four full tubs, the horse attached to which had stopped,
would not draw; two men were flogging the horse instead of taking out a scotch. The horse deceased was driving, in its
frantic effort to escape, knocked out props which let down several bars and a large quanty of roof resting thereon; the
driver and horse were killed. (Average roof.)
In working place, from between a fault and a pronounced slip, both of which had been seen, roof fell displacing two bars and a
The broken bar had been lined on the outbye side, leaving the roof to thrust out the broken one. Had the
broken one.
lining bar been placed on the inbye side it would have had hold of the broken roof and secured the covering timber on the
broken bar. (Bad roof.)
Whilst preparing to put up a bar, repairing a roadway in a tunnel, a large stone fell from between two clearly defined slips,
there was a prop under one corner of this stone, it is surmised that this prop was disturbed in making room for the bar.
Died 14th. (Good roof.)
Whilst filling coal into tub the roof suddenly began to weighten, a large stone came over a prop from a break. Only a bar
would have prevented the fall. The fireman is the father of deceased, together with the under-manager, examined the
place at 10 a.m. and thought the place well propped. (Average roof.)

In roadway to working place, whilst collecting his tools preparatory to leaving, stone fell from the unsecured lip of the
ripping, it was undoubtediy loosened by a shot previously fired, there were the usual discolorations from shot fumes on the
upper surface. The stone was 8 feet long by 4 feet wide and inches thick. It is not wise to leave the ripping lip
unsecured as in this case. (Good roof.)

In roadway of pillaring place, whilst striking a prop with short hammer, large fall of roof came away from a well defined "rig,"
a small fall just before the fatal fall showed the "rig." A gablock and chain ought to have been used. (Good roof.)
At the working face, from between three slips, all of which should have been seen, coal had been pulled from the face slip, only
one prop under the fall, this was canted out, only bars could have prevented. Fall 10 feet by 4 feet. Died 3rd September.
(Good roof but bad in this place.)
James Helliwell, | In a jig brow, had brought his full tub to his level end, stepped into the brow and called to drawer at the level above" Is it my
turn to take an empty," got the reply "No, you follow me"; when there was a loud crash, running down to the place
witness found deceased under a big fall of roof which had brought down two bars. Examination proved the presence of a
pronounced slip along the side of the brow, on the other side of the brow there had been a space above the bars 6 feet high,
3 feet wide, either this should have been secured by timber stretchers, or it should have been packed. The side on which
was the slip was free, a "bump" came and the timber collapsed. (Bad roof.)

...

Spindlepoint
(Plodder).

Agecroft

(Trencherbone).

A. Knowles & Sons,
Ltd.

John Thornley, 22, Collier.

SHAFT ACCIDENTS.

In a roadway, stood near to a bar under which a prop was being drawn by his assistant with a Sylvester prop drawing
appliance, when the prop was loosened a large flagstone came down, there was proof that the bar carried the weight of the
stone, the prop required the Sylvester to draw it. It was a great risk deceased took in standing almost under the bar.
(Good roof.)
In a roadway, whilst taking out a prop with short hammer, ought to have used the gablock and chain. Pronounced slip and
also a break visible. (Average roof.)

In a roadway, disused, whilst sat eating dinner, large stone fell on to the three men; a prop under one end was pushed out.
The fall was 11 feet 9 inches long, 8 feet 7 inches wide, 18 inches thick on one side and 9 inches on the other. In all
probability the prop which gave way had been gradually loosened by the floor lifting. The point was that the three men
were 7 yards in advance of the restored, secured portion of the level; it would have been wiser to retire back along the
re-timbered portion to have their meal. (Good roof.)

Whilst getting coal at the face of working place a stone fell on to him, from between 2 slips 2 feet apart, a previous fall
revealed these two slips and left the stone end free; at the other end it was also free by a slip at right angles; deceased was
getting coal from this, it showed in the coal from roof to floor. The fall was 2 feet 9 long, 2 feet square, and met at
apex 2 feet in thickness. It was a small fall, and happened to catch him on the head, broke his neck. (Good roof.)

Co., Ltd.

Colliery Richard Rimming- Crushed by cage in sump of shaft when trying to get out of cage. Engineman lowered the cage containing the under-manager and seven others beyond the usual getting-out place, into the sump. Owing to a breakdown, the engineman had been on duty 34 hours. No bell to indicator to warn the engineman.

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F 2.

Miscellaneous.

MISCELLANEOUS UNDERground.

15 Accidents; 16 Deaths.

- Haulage.

8 Deaths.

Ropes or chains breaking.

1 Death.

Run over or crushed by trams or tubs.

Crushed by tubs near Ginney wheel when trying to put a tub on rails with chain running; ought to have stopped the chain.

Dataller. 26, Drawer.

Alfred Jameson,

ON SURFACE.

4 Accidents; 4 Deaths.

LIST OF FATAL ACCIDENTS in COAL MINES in IRELAND during the year 1906.

* All mines are coal mines except where otherwise specified.