Ashington Colliery

1937, 09 Sep - Plessey seam abandoned

1944 - Yard seam abandoned

Adamson, William T., 06 Sep 1946

Algar, Henry Joseph, 31 Oct 1912, aged 13, Screen boy, fell down stairway leading from the screens to ground level

Allen, John, 13 Aug 1907, aged 45, Chargeman, electrocuted [More information ...]

Allison, William S., 03 Oct 1942, crushed by tub and roof

Anderson, George Walker, 26 Dec 1922, caught by cutter

Angus, W. J., 28 Aug 1947, fell on concrete floor

Armour, Alexander, 04 Apr 1923, killed by a fall of stone

Armstrong, John James, 06 Sep 1906, aged 35, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Armstrong, Robert, 06 Dec 1897, aged 15, Driver, He was driving a full set of tubs outbye, when he fell off the limmers and was crushed [Enquiries made]

Ashcroft, Edward, 17 May 1932, cerebral haemorrhage

Auld, Joseph K., 24 Oct 1963, fall of stone

Bailey, Thomas, 05 May 1922, jammed by a tub

Baird, Oswald, 15 Jun 1923, killed by a fall of stone

Baird, Richard, 07 Sep 1924

Baker, R., 27 Jan 1936, crushed between tubs

Baldry, Walter Norman, 15 Feb 1929, aged 38, run over by loco in shunting yard

Barrass, William, 13 Apr 1904, (accident: 26 Dec 1902), aged 32, Deputy, Deceased and another deputy were drawing timber in the goaf a few feet back from the face of longwall workings in the Yard seam, when a stone 4 feet by 3 feet and 7 inches thick suddenly fell upon him, and broke his back. They were only using the axe and had not with them "an appliance ready for use suitable for drawing timber without undue risk," as required by one of the new Timbering Special Rules which were then in force. Deceased was never able to move again, and eventually died from acute inflammation of the kidneys the result of the accident. An inquest was held

Beal, Thomas Watson, 14 Feb 1898, aged 45, Stoneman, Deceased was found lying in the middle of the way with his neck dislocated, but there was no evidence to show how the accident had occurred [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Bell, John, 17 Nov 1894, aged 65, Blacksmith, died suddenly from apoplexy in the smith's shop

Bell, John Thomas, 06 Dec 1893, (accident: 23 Nov 1893, 8:30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift), aged 17, Putter, It was said that the deceased was injured by some planks falling on him which had been knocked out by the pony. The case does not seem to have been reported to any of the officials at the time, and the deceased continued at his work for a few days, when he was taken ill, and died on the 6th December [Inquest attended]

Bell, Watchman John, 12 Jul 1933, aged 36, Electrician, he was killed when he came into contact with a high-tension cable at the Bothal Barnes Drift

Black, Samuel, 16 May 1885, aged 29, Sinker, stone fell from side of sinking shaft

Blackhall, Robert D., 26 Jan 1923, killed by a fall of stone

Bloomfield, John, 11 Nov 1907, aged 54, Hewer, killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Borthwick, Thomas, 27 Jan 1913, (accident: 25 Jan 1913), aged 21, Coal Filler, deceased was working in a machine face, casting coal to the gateway, when a stone 9 feet by 4 feet 6 inches by 4 inches broke over a prop and injured him fatally; the coal-cutter was not working at the time; he died on 27th January

Brewis, G., 19 May 1920, slipped while drilling

Brotherton, Robert, 31 Oct 1915, knocked down by wagon

Brown, R., 17 Nov 1960, killed by a fall of stone

Brown, Robert, 01 May 1882, aged 42, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone from roof, Buried: St. Andrew's Churchyard, Bothal

Bruce, John, 03 May 1897, aged 51, Hewer, He was in the act of "squaring up his jud" when the stone came away at a slip or "facing." Deceased's brother was close at hand [Inspection made]

Cable, Samuel, 03 Apr 1916, burned by beeswax

Cairns, J., 26 Dec 1936, killed by a fall of stone

Cairns, William Henry, 26 Oct 1936, killed by a fall of stone

Caisley, James, 22 Mar 1897, aged 22, Hewer, He was carelessly kirving in about 4 feet in a "broken jud" without setting any sprags when the coal and ramble fell on him. There was plenty of spare sprags at hand [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Campbell, George, 19 Feb 1919, killed by a fall of stone

Carrigan, J. G., 30 Mar 1975, pneumoconiosis

Cave, William H., 26 Apr 1940, killed by a fall of stone

Charlton, George, 25 Apr 1906, aged 22, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Chisholm, -, 06 Apr 1947

Chisholm, Robert, 13 Feb 1917, injured by a prop

Clough, William Smith, 13 Feb 1912, aged 18, Wagon lad, whilst going to his work along a railway line near the screens, he was caught between two wagons

Cobbledick, W. J., 23 Feb 1953, struck by tubs

Cockburn, Joseph, 1913, [approximate date]

Coils, George, 01 Sep 1947, killed by a fall of stone

Conley, Robert, 1905, [approximate date]

Conley, Robert, 19 Sep 1911, aged 42, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Connelly, Peter, 07 Feb 1929, killed by a fall of stone

Cook, James Albert, 28 Jan 1923, crushed by tub and prop

Cookson, Robert, 07 Dec 1921, knocked down by pony

Coombs, Ralph, 18 Mar 1934, (cancer)

Corbett, George E., 19 Feb 1919, killed by a fall of stone

Cotton, John, 19 Nov 1919, killed by conveyor

Cowell, Edward, 25 May 1935, (accident: 27 Apr 1934), aged 50, Deputy Overman, fall of stone, cause of death: chronic endocarditis with acute bacterial endocardditis indirectly consequent upon fracture of the jaw, address: 9 Third Row, Ashington [inquest 28 May 1935]

Cowell, Joseph, 12 Jun 1902, aged 58, Hewer, this accident occurred at the face opposite the gateway in the Yard seam where the coal is undercut by a coal cutting machine ; deceased shot the coal down and filled it into tubs ; a large stone, bounded by slips, and fell away when the coal was taken out ; no props appear to have been placed under the newly exposed roof

Craddock, Frederick Neviston, 03 Aug 1927, crushed by tubs

Curey, Henry, 30 Aug 1916, killed by a fall of stone

Davison, Frederick, 29 Sep 1891, 2:00 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 20, Putter, deceased's hand was caught in a sheave by the rope on the endless rope way [Inquiry made]

Davison, Joseph, 22 May 1884, aged 40, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal and stone

Davison, Joseph Cowen, 13 Apr 1923, aged 37, killed whilst working on the screens, he was trapped by his legs in working machinery; he was taken to Ashington Hospital but they did not have the facilities to treat the particular injuries he suffered, he was therefore transferred to the RVI but died on the way

Davison, R., 14 Apr 1922, killed by a fall of stone

Davison, Robert, 26 Jun 1919, killed by a fall of stone

Dent, George Miller, 01 Oct 1910, (accident: 16 Sep 1910), aged 34, Stoneman, struck on back by plank

Dodds, Norman William, 10 May 1917

Douglas, John, 30 Jan 1907, aged 34, Timberer, killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Dudman, Geoff, 04 Sep 1947, killed by a fall of stone

Dunn, John, 22 Sep 1893, 6:50 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 13, Token Lad, Deceased had neglected to take out the token from a tub, and in attempting, unperceived by the bankman, to get it when the tub was in the cage, was caught as the cage moved away [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Dunn, William, 09 Dec 1919, run over by wagons

Easydorchick, Ronald, 28 Jun 1940, crushed by tubs

Edwards, William, 12 Oct 1905, aged 40, Hewer, fall of stone [More information ...]

Elliott, John George, 10 Jul 1912, aged 15, Pony Driver, he was driving four full tubs and riding on the limbers; the cotteril came out and he fell, when the limbers became detached; he was found underneath the first tub with his skull fractured; riding on the limbers was not allowed

Fairweather, Alexander Robinson, 11 Feb 1930, fall of stone

Fawcett, William, 14 Jan 1942, crushed by truck

Finlay, Thomas W., 20 Aug 1918, killed by a fall of stone

Floyd, J. T., 27 Aug 1954, crushed by cage

Folks, William?, 02 Sep 1918, hurt lifting a tram

Freeman, F., 11 Apr 1949, pneumoconiosis

Garbutt, Robert, 26 Feb 1902, (accident: 09 Feb 1902), aged 46, Shifter, inquest held and the jury found "The said Robert Garbutt died at Ashington on the 26th day of February, 1902, from cardiac failure excited by a wrench he accidentally received through using a hammer in the Ashington Colliery on the 9th day of February, 1902." ; no post mortem examination was made ; deceased's widow sued the Ashington Coal. Co., for compensation in the County Court, but was non-suited, the Court finding that the injury was caused by the use of the mall used in the usual and proper way, and that no fortuitous or unexpected circumstance arose in connection with that use, other than the injury itself

Gibson, J., 25 Mar 1948, killed going down shaft

Gilroy, James, 21 Sep 1899, aged 13, Flatter, Some boys were descending and when nearing the bottom it is supposed that the deceased put his head out and was crushed between the cage and a bunton [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Goldsbury, Edward, 04 Sep 1903, aged 14, Driver, Deceased was driving outbye on the limbers with 11 loaded tubs when he should only have had six. The road dipped outbye. He stopped at a point and took some drags out and then started again and appears to have come too fast; the pony was thrown or fell down and some of the tubs overturned and crushed deceased. The Local Inspectors reported the facts and said: "We found the way in good order and plenty of room, also plenty of height."

Goldsbury, Frank, 19 Jul 1946, struck by shot debris

Goldsbury, Robert, 08 Feb 1937, fractured skull

Gray, John William, 08 May 1917, killed by a fall of stone

Grey, Thomas, 11 Nov 1888, aged 30, Shaftman, slipped off cage when stepping on a bunton and fell to the bottom of the shaft, Buried: St. Andrew's Churchyard, Bothal

Grieves, Joseph, 11 Sep 1924, killed by engine

Grieves, Thomas, 12 Oct 1926

Grint, Issac, 07 Nov 1923, killed by a fall of stone

Hadden, Stanley, 12 Sep 1942, struck by girder

Hall, George, 14 Dec 1905, aged 59, Wasteman [More information ...]

Hall, George William, 15 Jan 1928, septicaemia

Hall, John, 05 Apr 1902, aged 59, Stoneman, died 5th April, 1902 (more than a year after the accident), bruised chest and elbow caused by being struck with haulage rope ; inquest held and jury returned the following verdict "The said John Hall died at Ashington on the 5th April from Capillary Bronchitis, the result of, and due to an accident received by him when at work at the Ashington Colliery on the 15th day of December, 1898."

Hall, William, 08 Oct 1898, died from apoplexy, was said to have received an injury three years previously in the pit

Harrison, C., 22 Jun 1952, gangrene

Harrison, John Robert, 31 Oct 1927, killed by a fall of stone

Harrison, R., 01 Nov 1927, killed by a fall of stone

Harrison, William, 10 Feb 1923, killed by a fall of stone

Hart, William, 26 Jul 1923, blood poisoning

Hedley, Joseph, 09 Jan 1919, blood poisoning

Hedley, Joseph Harle, 20 Jan 1932, crushed between tubs

Hedley, Nicholas, 03 Apr 1907, aged 28, caught by wagons, died from the wounds received, Buried: St. Andrew's Churchyard, Stanley

Henderson, William Gordon, 04 Apr 1928, killed by a boiler

Heppenstall, Joseph, 22 Dec 1882, aged 13, Tub Cleaner, fell down shaft off pumping engine beam

Hindhaugh, John, 03 Jul 1965, aged 53, Drawer, killed by a fall of stone as he worked at the coal face, inquest held 8th July 1965

Hindmarsh, William Crone, 24 Aug 1938, killed by a fall of stone

Hogg, John, 11 May 1932, killed by a fall of stone

Holland, James, 15 May 1903, aged 62, Hewer, Deceased was hewing alone in a lift in the broken or pillar workings of the Low Main seam when a piece of coal, ramble and top coal, fell off the face on to him from an unseen slippy back, and so injured him that he died a few minutes after being brought to the surface. The place had been inspected by the deputy in accordance with the regulations. The Local Inspectors reported with reference to the fatality, "in our opinion the same was an accident which no one could foresee, the coal having come off at a lie over back."

Hunter, J. W., 06 Jun 1966, fall of stone

Irving, William Oswald, 31 Jul 1937, killed by a derrick

James, John, 21 Feb 1921, hit on head with coal

Jobling, John W., 1913, [approximate date]

Johnson, John Hedley, 01 May 1911, aged 14, Coupler, crushed by runaway tubs

Johnson, W., 26 Feb 1969, crushed by machinery

Johnson, William, 26 Feb 1896, (accident: 09 Oct 1895), aged 18, Putter, The medical evidence was to the effect that although phthisis was the primary cause of death, the secondary cause was the accident (sprained side) which it was admitted he had received. Died February 26th, 1896 [Inquest attended]

Jones, J., 17 Feb 1936, hurled against tub

Jones, James, 24 Jan 1934

Jones, Joseph, 17 Jan 1934, killed by a fall of stone

Keitch, Herbert, 26 Sep 1898, aged 19, Stone Putter, The deceased, along with two stonemen. retired while a shot was fired in a top "canch." On returning one of the stonemen examined the roof. and then commenced to clear the stones away. The deceased was standing near, when a large stone fell and killed him [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Kelly, J. R., 15 Sep 1965, buried in coal hopper

Kelly, Mary Ann, 1915, [approximate date]

Kirkup, Richard, 13 Jan 1926, killed by a fall of stone

Lake, William, 12 Oct 1921

Lamb, J., 30 Jun 1959, pneumoconiosis

Lambert, Robert, 13 Aug 1921, killed by a fall of stone

Ledgerwood, Thomas, 05 Nov 1891, 12:30 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 17, Putter, when starting his tub from the face a stone fell from the roof on to deceased [Inspection made & Inquest attended]

Lewis, Edward, 06 Oct 1885, aged 25, Hewer, fall of stone in a broken lift, Buried: St. Andrew's Churchyard, Bothal

Lockey, Matthew, 1896, aged 54, Wasteman, died suddenly in the pit from heart disease [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a colliery accident]

Logan, George, 19 Aug 1892, 9:30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 17, Putter, He was driving a set of 4 tubs down a slight incline without his usual sprags, when the pony fell, and the front tub ended up on to him [Inquiries made]

Longstaff, Peter Richardson, 18 Feb 1958, aged 51, he was killed as a result of a mishap with a set of wagons on the surface

Luke, George, 07 May 1895, 7:45 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 27, Stoneman, deceased had lighted a shot which did not go off in the usual time, and probably thinking that it had hung fire, returned too soon, and was killed by the explosion of the charge

Main, Robert, 12 Apr 1925

Martin, William, 1921, [approximate date]

Marvin, James Henry, 31 Jan 1901, aged 17, Waggoner, The deceased was coupling two railway waggons when in motion and was crushed between them. He should have used the coupling pole provided for that purpose.

Mason, Harry, 14 Sep 1965, killed by a fall of stone

McDonald, David, 30 Aug 1922, struck his head on a girder

McDonald, J. M., 26 Oct 1976, fell through the roof

McDonald, James, 01 Jun 1923, killed by a fall of stone

McIver, J., 09 Nov 1951, jammed against roof

McKay, Jefferson, 21 May 1916, crushed by tub and timber

McQueen, John, 06 Oct 1910, aged 31, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Michelson, Robert, 13 Jan 1913, slipped on the belt

Mills, Robert, 03 Oct 1940, killed by a fall of stone

Mitchell, N., 23 May 1928, injured by a coal winch

Mitcheson, Albert J., 1942, [approximate date]

Mitcheson, Alex, 17 Oct 1915, engine collision

Mitcheson, C. J., 11 Jul 1942

Moore, Hugh John, 06 Feb 1903, (accident: 30 Jan 1903), aged 35, Hewer, It was asserted that deceased had strained himself whilst at work, but no definite evidence as to this could be obtained. He was taken ill while at work and had to be helped outbye. On being examined by a doctor he was found to be suffering from strangulated hernia and was sent to the Infirmary at Newcastle-on-Tyne, where he was operated on, but he did not recover. The jury found that he died from strangulated hernia, but how it was caused there was no evidence to show.

Murray, William, 05 Sep 1904, (accident: 07 Oct 1903), aged 47, Hewer, he died of exhaustion from disease of the spinal cord [More information ...]

Newby, Stan, 06 Nov 1963, killed by a fall of stone

Newman, Charles Walter, 29 Dec 1887, aged 25, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Newton, John William, 01 Jul 1938, aged 32, Drawer, caught in conveyor

Oliver, James, 20 May 1916, killed by a fall of stone

Oliver, Robert, 20 Mar 1896, aged 14, Screener, He was jumping about on the jigging screens and missing his footing fell amongst the cog wheels. The place was fenced and he had no business to be in the position he was at the time [Inspection made]

Orkney, Thomas, 03 Apr 1907, aged 26, Hewer, run over by train [More information ...]

Ormston, Andy, 09 Jan 1924, injured by wagon door

Pallett, Chris, 24 Aug 1931, caught by machinery

Palmer, William, 28 Apr 1904, aged 15, Driver, crushed by tubs [More information ...]

Patterson, George, 10 May 1901, aged 13, Token Boy, The deceased stepped into a tippler, it is supposed to reach a token which was lying on the screens. His weight caused the tippler to overturn and strike him on the head [Inspection made]

Patterson, George, 19 Mar 1911, aged 43, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Patterson, George William, 04 Feb 1932, septicaemia

Patterson, Robert, 09 Sep 1893, died from consumption; it was stated that his death was accelerated by an accident he received to his wrist about nine months before, but there was no evidence to that effect, not had he mentioned it to any of the officials

Patterson, T., 08 Dec 1950, pneumoconiosis

Patterson, Thomas, 28 Mar 1904, aged 7, [Not employed - Infant], The colliery company have laid lines of tramways along the rows of colliery houses, and coal for the workmen's use is led along them in small wagons. As the boy, accompanied by his mother, was walking along a main street four wagons laden with coal were being drawn by a horse in charge of a driver along a tramway in a back street crossing the main street at right angles, and deceased was run over by them

Pattie, J. T., 01 Mar 1948, pneumoconiosis

Pawson, N., 16 Oct 1961, caught by machinery

Pearcy, John William, 30 May 1927, slipped at work

Penman, Robert, 01 Sep 1913, (accident: 28 Aug 1913), aged 38, Coal Filler, deceased had left his working place to fetch some gear and sat waiting at the junction of the gate and crossheading to allow a pony putter to drive past the gate end; whilst in this position a stone fell, 3 feet by 3 feet by 10 inches, causing injuries from which he died on 1st September; bearing bars are set when the gates are turned in, but these are usually withdrawn when the roof has settled on the packs; a bearing bar should have been set in this case

Phillips, J. J., 13 Nov 1970, crushed by container

Phizacklea, Thomas, 04 Apr 1927, caught foot in conveyor

Purvis, James, 26 May 1950, pneumoconiosis

Reavely, George, 25 Jan 1911, aged 37, Motor Man, electric shock

Reavley, Daniel, 20 Aug 1908, aged 13, Driver, pony fell and caused tub to side over on to him

Redhead, William Edward, 05 Jul 1938, fell off cart onto head

Renwick, Gordon, 26 May 1950, fall of stone

Richards, James, 23 Sep 1895, 3:15 p.m., 10th hour of shift, aged 37, Fireman, deceased in running out of the way of a waggon coming down the road slipped and fell in front of it, Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery, West Sleekburn

Richardson, Joseph, 19 May 1913, blood poisoning

Riddell, Joseph, 03 Sep 1887, aged 31, Tub Repairer, crushed by cage of hoist

Robinson, G. W., 31 May 1952, caught by conveyor belt

Robinson, Thomas, 15 Sep 1893, 2:30 a.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 29, Putter, Deceased, in rolling an empty tub over to one side to allow some full ones to pass, knocked out a prop and a plank, causing a fall of stone, which killed him [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Robson, Andrew, 22 Oct 1918, struck by blacksmith tongs

Robson, James, 13 Jun 1902, aged 24, Hewer, deceased worked in a narrow place 7 feet wide in the High Main seam, and a stone 2½ feet long by 2 feet wide relieved by a jack and slips fell from the roof close to the face upon him

Robson, Thomas, 09 Jul 1886, aged 19, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Rogers, Thomas Edward, 04 Oct 1928, killed by trucks

Ross, Frederick William B., 28 Oct 1923, broken neck

Roughead, Thomas, 07 Jan 1944, crushed by hauler rope

Rowley, J., 09 Jun 1952, killed by a fall of stone

Rutherford, John, 23 Jun 1874, aged 32, Joiner, fell down shaft

Rutherford, William, 15 Apr 1938, aged 53, fall of stone, address: 71 Fifth Row, Ashington, [approximate date]

Scott, A., 05 Feb 1968, killed by a fall of stone

Scott, Charles E., 03 Sep 1884, aged 17, Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Scott, John Edward Lawson, 17 Jul 1896, aged 31, Hewer, He was "kirving" in the coal when a fall took place. He had neglected to set "sprags" or short props [Inquest attended]

Scott, Thomas George, 05 Feb 1920, killed by a fall of stone

Shankley, Sam, 24 Jun 1919, injured by piece of steel

Share, Joseph, 18 May 1898, aged 15, Driver, He was found hanging by a rope from one of the baulks or timbers in a roadway in the Yard seam. He was quite dead. From the evidence it appeared that the lads had been in the habit of amusing themselves by swinging from this baulk, and the deceased, who was alone, had apparently made a false step and his head was caught in a noose of the rope. The jury returned a verdict that "death was due to dislocation of the neck, caused by hanging through misadventure"

Sharp, Des, 28 Feb 1984, aged 35, killed by a fall of stone

Shore, Walter, 10 Dec 1898, (accident: 25 Oct 1898), aged 44, Hewer, He was kirving when a stone fell from between a "hitch" (of which he was aware) and a "slip." Ordinary precautions as to timbering appeared to have been taken. He died on December 10th [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Sim, T. J., 21 Jul 1949, gangrene

Simmons, William, 17 Dec 1910, hurt lifting a tub

Simpson, William, 15 Jun 1913, strained himself

Slack, Frederick Victor, 09 Feb 1937, accident on railway lines

Smeaton, Robert, 1925, [approximate date]

Smith, A. E., 21 Dec 1966, struck by machinery

Smith, Archie, 01 Sep 1947, aged 43, killed by a fall of stone

Smith, B. W., 16 May 1954, killed by a fall of stone

Smith, James G., 28 May 1945, caught by tubs

Smith, John, 17 Mar 1893, 3:40 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 22, Shifter, The deceased and another man were travelling outbye on what is known as the putter's road, when a sudden fall of stone took place at a part which was considered quite safe, and killed deceased [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Soulsby, George, 19 Aug 1914, (accident: 18 Aug 1914), aged 20, Wagon Lad, deceased was attempting to lower some full wagons from the screens by using a prop, and bumping them within a moving wagon on an adjacent road; the prop was not hooped within iron as required by General Regulation 159, and it split, crushing him against the side of the wagon; he died on the following day

Staines, G. H., 21 Jul 1950, ruptured organs

Stanbridge, John Thomas, 10 Jan 1930, shot explosion

Stanton, J. L., 17 Oct 1965, caught by belt

Stephen, Robert Mitchell, 26 May 1950, asphyxia

Stephenson, Jason, 08 May 1926, crushed by tub and girder

Stephenson, William S., 10 Jul 1923, caught by tub

Stoddart, James, 27 Mar 1926, crushed by tub

Stroughton, Thomas, 07 Feb 1908, aged 43, Timberman, owing to short circuiting in the switch box of a coal cutter, deceased received a shock from the wire rope used to haul it forward

Swanson, George, 26 Mar 1934, aged 58, crushed between a tub and the cage, address: Tenth Row, Ashington

Sweet, William, 07 May 1909, aged 48, Hewer, fall of ramble at working face

Tait, Robert, 31 Mar 1936, killed by a fall of stone

Taylor, Joseph W., 03 Feb 1943, ruptured organs

Teasdale, Harold N., 1946, [approximate date]

Temple, William, 12 Dec 1866, aged 15

Terry, Herbert, 21 Jun 1931

Thain, G. E., 26 Dec 1956, pneumoconiosis

Thirlwell, Robert, 12 Mar 1892, 7:00 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 34, Stoneman, Explosion of powder [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...]

Thompson, George, 20 Apr 1900, aged 51, Hewer, died of septic blood poisoning, which he alleged was caused by a small piece of coal having penetrated beneath the skin in front of the knee joint, when at work in the mine

Thompson, Richard, 02 Jul 1895, 12:00 p.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 16, Driver, apparently a simple accident due to the neglect of deceased in putting in his cotter; the tubs had been off the road, and the pony loosed off; after the tubs were put right, the deceased hooked on his pony and got onto the limbers, and started off, the road being on a decline; on coming to the bend of the road where the pony would have to pull, the limbers came away, and deceased fell under the tubs

Tillie, John T., 02 Nov 1911, peritonitis

Trobe, John George, 08 Aug 1917, killed by a fall of stone

Trotter, William, 04 May 1951

Tully, Joseph, 05 May 1920, crushed by tubs

Turnbull, James, 21 Apr 1893, (accident: 27 Dec 1892, 9:00 a.m., 2nd hour of shift), aged 16, Putter, He is said to have been kicked by a pony, but continued for some time at his work. He afterwards became ill, and died on 21st April 1893 [Inquest attended]

Turner, James, 02 Feb 1886, aged 21, Banksman, fell down shaft from cage while greasing guides

Wade, Thomas, 15 Mar 1915, aged 35, Miner, accidentally killed by a fall of stone, when working in the Bothal Yard Seam (inquest: 17 Mar 1915)

Wakenshaw, John, 16 Oct 1945, aged 54, Coal Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Waldock, Joseph Watson, 07 Nov 1928, killed by a fall of stone

Waldock, Joseph William Gibson, 30 May 1929, killed by runaway tub

Walker, Frederick, 31 Jul 1937, fell from a conveyor

Walker, Sidney, 15 Jun 1917, crushed by cage

Wallace, Fred, 31 Jul 1937, killed by a derrick

Watson, J., 27 Feb 1951, pneumoconiosis

Watson, John Thomas, 27 Nov 1912, aged 15, Driver, whilst bringing at a slow speed a set of eight tubs to the engine landing he loosed his pony off before the tubs stopped, and probably slipped, falling in front of the tubs

Westherstone, Andrew Mein, 02 Dec 1911, aged 33, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone

Willis, William Daniel, 19 Apr 1894, 12:00 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 14, Landing Boy, He was standing with his back against a large sheave, and alongside a rope running over another sheave, when the large sheave began to move, and in trying to get out of the way he was in some way drawn in between the two sheaves [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Wilson, Andy, 16 Apr 1943, suicide

Wilson, George, 01 Jan 1909

Wilson, Robert, 1913, [approximate date]

Wilson, Thomas, 15 Jan 1909, aged 21, Rolleyway lad, tubs on endless rope incline got out of control and struck baulk, which caught deceased

Wilson, William Ritchie, 08 Jan 1939, crushed by tubs

Wolfendale, Charles, 14 May 1908, aged 16, Driver, knocked down by runaway tub near conveyor

Wood, John W., 30 Apr 1920, blood poisoning