Eden Colliery

1883 - Five Quarter and Main seam abandoned

Aisbitt, J., 09 Dec 1931, (accident: 17 Aug 1931), aged 36, Stoneman, fall of girder, died from injuries received

Basham, John W., 17 Mar 1922, aged 15, Set Rider, run over by full tubs

Boyles, W., 11 Jun 1930, (accident: 10 Jun 1930), aged 19, Set Lad, crushed

Brown, Matthew Coulson, 01 Oct 1912, aged 24, Hewer, he was kirving in a broken lift in a seam with the following section ;- top coal, 2 feet; band, 1 foot; bottom coal, 3 feet; hewers were not allowed to prop up the top coal, but had to work out the whole seam as near as possible with a straight face; the roof was hard post stone, and the previously worked lift was upstanding; he had improperly worked out the bottom coal so that the top coal was overhanging for a depth of 4 feet, when a large piece of it fell on to him and broke his back; this accident should not have occurred

Brown, William, 24 Sep 1897, aged 36, Assistant Enginewright, He got into cage at Hutton Seam, and after it had gone about 14 feet up the shaft he fell out and to the bottom of the shaft, a distance of 18 fathoms, and died within three hours. There was nothing wrong with the cage or shaft and he must either have slipped or taken a fit [More information ...]

Close, Joseph, 26 Mar 1879, aged 54, Collier, went down the pit in cage with other men as far as main coal and got out. He turned and walked into opposite side of shaft and fell down to the Hutton seam, about 5 fathoms

Costello, W., 25 Feb 1930, aged 34, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Crowther, J., 17 Jan 1938, aged 16, Conveyor Asst., runover by tub

Davison, John, 07 Nov 1927, aged 74, Fore Overman, explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Dickson, Andrew, junr., 07 Nov 1927, aged 17, Mason, explosion of firedamp, son of Andrew senr. [More information ...]

Dickson, Andrew, senr., 07 Nov 1927, aged 49, Mason, explosion of firedamp, father of Andrew junr. [More information ...]

Elliott, G. P., 05 Aug 1936, aged 56, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Foster, George, 07 Aug 1925, aged 32, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Harrison, John, 27 Dec 1926, (accident: 01 Apr 1926), aged 22, Putter, fall of stone

Hewison, J., 26 Feb 1930, aged 26, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Hughes, Robert, 11 Feb 1908, (accident: 10 Feb 1908), aged 32, Hewer, he was taking down top coal when it fell and knocked out a prop. As he was jumping clear the prop hit him on the head; he died the following day

Lee, Thomas, 13 Apr 1905, (accident: 31 Aug 1904), aged 49, Deputy, Stumbled while carrying a prop on 31st August, 1904, and fell forward upon it, severely bruising his side. Sarcoma supervened, and he died 13th April, 1905

Loughran, Peter, 22 May 1906, aged 26, Stoneman, The shaft was being repaired. By reason of the peculiar arrangements, it was necessary for him to get into a kibble to ascend the shaft at a lower point than that at which the repairs were being done. As he was being drawn up in the kibble a piece of stone fell from the side of the shaft and, striking him, knocked him out of the kibble.

McKenna, C., 06 Jan 1931, (accident: 28 Aug 1930), aged 36, Hewer, crushed by tubs, died from injuries received

Rowe, W. H., 15 Oct 1933, (accident: 01 Sep 1933), aged 40, Conveyor Puller, died from injuries received

Shane, Patrick, 21 Dec 1892, aged 24, Putter, alleged to have sprained himself while at work in September last, but on a post mortem being made it was found that he died from disease of the mesenteric glands with localised peritonitis

Straughton, P., 15 May 1868, aged 33, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Tearney, Philip, 31 Aug 1888, aged 55, Water Leader, took a fit and died in the pit; ventilation all right

Temple, Joseph, 04 Jun 1907, (accident: 08 Sep 1906), aged 21, Hewing-Putter, he was hewing in a place and had not set any timber although previously cautioned; his spine was injured by the fall and he died 4th June 1907

Thompson, E., 06 Dec 1945, aged 49, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Tighe, Thomas, 18 Aug 1868, aged 55, Waiter on, fell down staple

Urwin, William, 06 Jun 1870, aged 15, Pony Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Waite, Frederick W., 25 Aug 1922, aged 53, Rolleyway Man, crushed between tubs

Watson, Matthew, 23 Jul 1869, aged 12, Driver, crushed by tubs