Fishburn Colliery

1973 - Harvey ('N'), Top Busty ('Q1'), Bottom Busty ('Q2') seams abandoned

Allen, I., 10 Jan 1958, aged 43, Machine Man

Armstrong, George, 26 Jun 1950, aged 42, Stoneman, Buried: Trimdon Grange Cemetery

Athey, Thomas, 14 Mar 1933, aged 18, Datal, runaway tub, Buried: St. Paul's Churchyard, Trimdon Station [More information ...]

Bannister, J., 30 Nov 1966, aged 47, Shotfirer

Barnes, B., 30 Apr 1971, aged 45, Power Loader

Bell, Thomas, 13 Apr 1934, aged 42, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Birchall, Samuel H., 23 Oct 1955, aged 51, Development Worker, Buried: Fishburn Cemetery

Blenkin, J., 28 Oct 1929, aged 59, Stoneman

Bracknell, Arthur, 05 Jan 1939, (accident: 30 Dec 1938), aged 30, Cutter, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. Paul's Churchyard, Trimdon Station

Briggs, James, 06 Dec 1940, aged 35, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Trimdon Grange Cemetery

Butterfield, E., 30 Jun 1940, (accident: 29 Jun 1940), aged 50, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Carr, Matthew, 26 Nov 1919, (accident: 12 Jul 1919), aged 16, Trapper, a set of tubs caught the door he was attending and carried it away, he was flung into the side and suffered injuries to his head and groin, he died as a result of his injuries

Cassidy, A. M., 11 Mar 1948, aged 23, Cutter, caught in coal cutter picks

Charlton, J. A., 21 May 1970, aged 58, Loaderman

Coates, S., 24 Jun 1931, aged 20, Putter, Electric shock [More information ...]

Colling, J. M., 01 Sep 1955, aged 34, Stoneman

Cook, John William, 26 Feb 1942, aged 31, Filler, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Trimdon Grange Cemetery

Craddock, John Metcalfe, 08 Aug 1919, aged 22, electrocuted, Buried: Trimdon Village Cemetery

Davies, W. T., 01 Mar 1951, aged 59, Buttman

Dewey, A. W., 15 Jul 1932, aged 64, Stoneman

Dixon, R. H., 27 Mar 1939, aged 43, Cutter, killed by a fall of stone

Dodds, R., 14 Oct 1929, aged 21, Putter, crushed

Drake, W., 06 Aug 1964, aged 58, Supervisor (Trainee)

Elliott, G., 12 Mar 1952, aged 42, Puller

Emmerson, W., 27 Sep 1939, aged 25, Cutter, killed by a fall of stone

Evans, Thomas James, 12 May 1930, aged 45, Stoneman, he was buried by a fall of stone in the Busty Seam while clearing an area after a shot had been fired

Fletcher, Ellis Jones, 30 Jun 1951, aged 50, Puller, Buried: Fishburn Cemetery

Foley, James, 18 Jan 1935, aged 16, Datal, Caught by tubs, Buried: Fishburn Cemetery

Forbes, T. R. D., 21 Dec 1948, aged 37, Buttman

Graham, George, 20 Feb 1945, aged 29, Buried: Trimdon Grange Cemetery

Hart, Isaac Samuel, 24 Apr 1945, (accident: 23 Apr 1945), aged 53, Buttman, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Trimdon Grange Cemetery

Hocking, T. R., 08 Oct 1941, aged 40, Onsetter, Caught by cage

Holder, J. F., 23 Jan 1929, aged 48, Drawer, killed by a fall of stone

Horn, Thomas William, 17 Sep 1931, aged 48, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Chilton Cemetery

Hutchinson, Ernest, 24 Feb 1953, aged 39, Stoneman, died from injuries received, Buried: Trimdon Cemetery

Johnson, Albert, 02 Dec 1921, aged 21, Stoneman, sustained a fractured skull, Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Cornforth

Johnson, J., 23 Mar 1945, aged 59, Cutter

Johnson, J. R. W., 03 Jul 1934, (accident: 14 Nov 1933), aged 38, Stoneman, died from injuries received

Jowett, Ishmael, 03 Dec 1962, aged 46, Piece Worker

Kirk, John George, 08 Feb 1928, aged 35, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. Paul's Churchyard, Trimdon Station

Laidler, W., 30 Nov 1966, aged 59, Shotfirer

Lodge, R., 06 Nov 1942, (accident: 31 Oct 1942), aged 64, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Lynch, Robert, 13 Nov 1944, aged 32, Filler, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Trimdon Grange Cemetery

Madrell, Robert, 16 Nov 1932, (accident: 15 Nov 1932), aged 16, Driver, crushed, Buried: St. Paul's Churchyard, Trimdon Station

Mason, J. J., 06 Mar 1935, (accident: 23 Feb 1935), aged 35, Stoneman, died from injuries received

Metcalf, John, 08 Aug 1919, aged 22, Buried: Trimdon Cemetery

Metcalfe, R. H., 22 Jul 1936, aged 35, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Miller, Robert, 20 Dec 1951, aged 24, Filler, Buried: Trimdon Grange Cemetery

Morris, Richard Broxson, 26 Apr 1934, aged 22, died from injuries received, Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard/Cemetery, Wingate

Morrow, A., 08 Nov 1966, aged 62, Stoneworker

Nicholson, John Patrick, 19 Mar 1934, (accident: 12 Mar 1934), killed by a fall of stone, address: Whitefield House, Esh

Nutall, Tomothy, 21 Mar 1949, aged 64, Stoneman, Buried: Fishburn Cemetery

Poley, J., 10 Jan 1935, aged 16, Datal Boy

Powell, W., 27 Jul 1932, aged 39, Hewer, crushed by sets

Prest, R., 20 Oct 1936, aged 22, Datal, Crushed

Readman, William Arthur, 10 Jan 1927, aged 54, Hewer

Redden, R., 16 Mar 1930, (accident: 04 Feb 1930), aged 15, Driver, Run over by tubs

Robson, John, 10 Dec 1943, (accident: 08 Dec 1943), aged 54, Stoneman, Caught by tubs, Buried: Trimdon Grange Cemetery

Rowland, J., 10 Dec 1943, (accident: 09 Dec 1943), aged 61, Buttman, killed by a fall of stone

Sedgewick, R., 17 Feb 1959, aged 33, Stoneman

Snowdon, John, 30 Jan 1929, Chock Drawer, he was buried by a fall of stone, he was released after being trapped for ten hours, but died from his injuries

Stott, Bertram, 03 Aug 1949, aged 39, Stonemane, killed by a fall of stone

Stubbs, R. W., 13 Aug 1930, (accident: 15 Apr 1930), aged 42, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Towers, Arthur, 08 Feb 1928, aged 34, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Wallage, Isaac, 08 May 1933, aged 32, Putter, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Ushaw Moor Cemetery

Watson, A. R., 09 Feb 1928, (accident: 29 Jan 1928), aged 58, Deputy, died from injuries received

Watson, G. R., 29 Jan 1928, aged 58, Deputy

Watson, Joseph, 10 Jan 1935, aged 56, Filler, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: West Auckland Cemetery

Weighell, W. E., 29 Jan 1951, aged 23, Buttman

West, Sidney, 14 Nov 1956, aged 43, Loco Driver, Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard/Cemetery, Wingate

Westgarth, John G., 09 Nov 1921, aged 25, Hewer, fractured skull from a fall of stone

Wilkinson, Joseph, 27 Apr 1934, to enable shutters to be stripped from a new coal bunker some struts had to be loosened; a piece of wood eleven feet long fell and struck a truck standing underneath, rebounding and catching Wilkinson on the head [Inquest 27 Apr 1934 at Durham County Hospital]

Williams, G., 18 Jul 1929, aged 47, Drawer, killed by a fall of stone

Woods, Frederick, 21 Jun 1936, (accident: 16 Jun 1936), aged 38, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone, died from injuries received, Buried: West Auckland Cemetery