PRESCOT COLLIERY

28th. April 1856. George Baldwin was killed when a brick fell out of the side of the pit as he was getting into a tub to ascend. (Mines Inspectors Report)

PRESCOT BROOK COLLIERY

12th. February 1855
T. Yond was killed when one of the conducting chains breaking as he was descending the pit with others. (Prescot Reporter)

15th. April 1882.
Colliery Accident at Whiston.
Charles Jeffreys, a lad of Paradise Lane was working as a timber lad at Prescot colliery was putting up props and was preparing to leave work when a quantity of roof fell on him. He was got out quickly and on examination, it was found that his leg was broken. He was taken to Liverpool Infirmary where he was reported to be doing nicely. (Prescot Reporter)

21st. June 1884.
Robbing Prescot Colliers Of Picks.
At Prescot Police Court a rough-looking fellow named Henry Ashall was charged with stealing six collier’s picks belonging to Thomas Swift aged 50 years, James Fields and William Walne both colliers. Superintendent Baker explained to the bench said that the picks went missing between the 12th, and the 16th. and so deprived the owners of the picks their means of employment which had proved a great hardship to the men who could not afford to lose a day’s wages. The prisoner was sent to jail for two months. (Prescot Reporter)

25th. December 1886.
Colliery Accident at Windle.
A collier, James Roberts of Dragon Lane Windle was following his duties at Prescot Colliery a portion of the roof fell on him and damaged his back and thigh. He was attended by the doctor. (Prescot Reporter)

25th. December 1886.
Colliery Accident at Windle.
A dataller John Kelly knocked his lamp against one of the props at the Prescot Colliery and a quantity of dirt fell on him almost burying him. He was attended by the doctor but is not badly injured. (Prescot Reporter)

4th. July 1890
Accident at Prescot Colliery.
On Sunday a blacksmith, William Burns met with an accident when workmen were removing a boiler to be replaced by a new one. A plank slipped and he was crushed by about the stomach by a piece of timber. He was taken home and attended to by a Doctor who reported he was progressing favourably. (Prescot Reporter)

 

Information supplied by Ian Winstanley and the Coal Mining History Resource Centre.

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