Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Wednesday 23 October 1907

Hickleton Miner Killed.

Yesterday, Mr. J. Kenyon Parker, deputy  coroner, held inquiry at; the Institute, Goldthorpe,  regarding the death of Enos Dainty (63),  of Goldthorpe Lane Ends, who was killed at the Hickleton Main Colliery, on  Friday.

Attending the inquiry were Mr. W. Wilde  (manager of the colliery), Mr. J. Minnikin (undermanager),  Mr. Wilson (H. M. Inspector Mines),  and Mr. John Dixon (representing the Yorkshire  Miners’ Association).

John Dobinson, of 152, Main Street, Goidthorpe,  said he and the deceased were coming up the haulage  road to leave the colliery, when they met some  empty tubs being lowered down.

Witness, for safety, went into refuge hole, but whilst standing  outside a minute’ he noticed some full tubs coming  up. Their attention was drawn off the full tubs, one of which knocked deceased down, a wheel passing , over him. When extricated Dainty was  dead.

The jury brought in verdict of “Accidental  death