Disasters - Names		Disasters - Names

Date:	4th March 1958
Colliery:	Brookhouse, No. 1 Downcast shaft
Cause:	Shaft accident, overwind, caused by excessive speed of winding engine due to faulty breaking
Lives Lost:	0

Description

The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the UK Disaster Reports section of this website.

	Injured
	Baugh, Albert, aged 65, Fitter
	Beaumont, Ronald, aged 22, Collier
	Blogg, Brian, aged 23, Haulage
	Bolton, Terry, aged 24, Mechanic
	Bowler, Ronald, aged 19, Electrician
	Bradder, Ronald, aged 23, Collier
	Brashaw, James, aged 28, Electrician
	Briggs, John, aged 16, Fitter
	Brightman, George, aged 26, Collier
	Brocklehurst, Thomas, aged 24, Collier
	Clarke, Arnold, aged 30, Belt Mechanic
	Collins, Keith, aged 20, Filler
	Cooper, Stanley, aged 35, Signalman
	Crouch, Kenneth, aged 20, Filler
	Davison, Arthur, aged 33, Belt Mechanic
	Dolman, George, aged 21, Collier
	Doncaster, Harold, aged 35, Repair Filler
	Freeman, Patrick, aged 20, Haulage
	Garratt, John, aged 38, Safety Staff
	Gilson, Frank, aged 24, Electrician
	Glossop, John, aged 30, Collier
	Gregory, Harry, aged 38, Haulage
	Hargate, Eric, aged 32, Haulage
	Jones, Brian, aged 24, Collier
	Jones, Frank, aged 27, Collier
	Jones, Patrick, aged 23, Collier
	Keye, Arnold, aged 35, Belt Mechanic
	Parkin, Maurice, aged 25, Fitter
	Pilkington, Chris., aged 20, Haulage
	Powell, William, aged 32, Electrician
	Shaw, Harold, aged 21, Collier
	Smithson, Dennis, aged 16, Haulage
	Totty, Douglas, aged 34, Belt Mechanic
	Turner, Harry, aged 36, Belt Mechanic
	Wall, George, aged 32, Bricklayer
	Warriner, Barry, aged 21, Collier

The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the UK Disaster Reports section of this website.

 

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