Horden Colliery

1900 - The Horden shafts commenced sinking operations in November, and were put down from the surface to below the Hutton Seam.

1930, May 09 - European record of 6,758 tons of coal mined in a day, record stood for over thirty years

1931, Jul - Pit head baths opened

Allen, J. H., 30 Mar 1949, (accident: 01 Dec 1947), aged 51, Stoneman, pneumoconiosis

Allison, Thomas Francis, 03 Jun 1938, aged 17, Pony Driver, struck head on girder, address: Third Street, Horden, Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery [More information ...]

Angus, William S., 08 Oct 1947, aged 47, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: All Saints Churchyard, Langley Park

Bacon, Arthur, 30 Sep 1907, (accident: 17 Aug 1907), aged 29, Stoneman, he was dressing the side at a bottom canch for a prop to be set under a baulk, when a large piece of stone broke off at the baulk, and tilting it out, struck him on the back; he died in hospital on 30th September

Barber, Benjiman, 26 Nov 1913, aged 17, Pony Putter, the deceased was putting in a seam 3 feet thick, which is worked longwall, the coal being undercut by a coal-cutter; gates are 30 yards apart, and the tub is taken along the face; he was pushing a tub along the face when a large stone fell from between props on to him; the filler did not hear the roof working, and the deputy said the roof was sound two hours before the accident, Buried: Duncombe Cemetery, Ferryhill

Barrass, Joseph, 05 Feb 1929, aged 28, Hewer, he was killed by a fall of stone in the Hutton Seam; Thomas Elliott Horden, who was working with him at the time, was caught in the back with the 'feather edge' of the stone and knocked clear

Bell, Ralph, 1983, aged 58, Overman, killed by fall of stone

Bell, T., 23 May 1946, aged 65, Shifter, crushed by tubs

Bellerby, S., 08 May 1935, (accident: 07 May 1935), aged 59, Hewer, crushed

Bennett, Francis, 23 Nov 1915, aged 14, Pony Driver, broken neck and other injuries caused by slipping whilst attempting to get on a moving tub and falling backwards over whilst following his employment in the Hutton Seam, inquest held 25 Nov 1915

Berry, William, 02 Feb 1924, (accident: 15 Jan 1924), aged 19, Endless Lad, died from injuries received

Bertram, Robert, 28 Jun 1917, aged 49, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal

Birbeck, Robert, 28 Jun 1939, (accident: 17 Feb 1939), aged 24, Cutter, fractured spine

Blackburn, Joseph Henry (Yorky), 23 Mar 1953, 9:15 a.m. [More information ...]

Boggon, Gilbert Ridley, 20 Oct 1915, aged 46, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Bradwell, C., 06 Nov 1929, aged 36, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Brown, Charles, 05 Sep 1912, aged 49, Stoneman, he was engaged in drawing timber in a return airway and had set temporary supports under the planks to be withdrawn in a proper manner; several pairs of gears had been safely withdrawn, and deceased had cut the heads of both end props under another plank and attempted to knock out one prop with a plank, but did not succeed; he was proceeding to cut the head of the prop again when the timber collapsed, a large stone above falling on to him; if a proper safety appliance had been used, as it should, he would have succeeded in drawing the prop at the first attempt and the accident would not have occurred

Bulmer, James Joseph, 21 Feb 1929, aged 39, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone - his spine was fractured

Burdess, A., 23 Jan 1928, aged 31, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Burney, James, 24 Feb 1924, aged 43, killed on the screens, he was tightening up a roller when he lost his balance and fell 16 feet, striking a buffer and breaking his back

Burnip, W., 30 Mar 1932, aged 32, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Burns, B., 22 Aug 1944, aged 56, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Carr, R., 16 Jan 1948, aged 62, Mason, died from injuries received

Carruthers, R., 05 Feb 1936, aged 36, Hewer, fell under tram

Clay, Charles, 21 Aug 1930, aged 49, killed by a fall of stone; he was pinned by the legs, then before he could be released a lage stone, measuring 15 ft. by 12 ft. and 5 ft. 6 ins. thick completely buried him

Colling, S., 09 Aug 1929, aged 65, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Condon, M., 20 Jan 1946, aged 60, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Cooke, George, 25 Jan 1932, (accident: 22 Jan 1932), aged 60, Chargeman, struck by conveyor, died from injuries received [More information ...]

Couch, S., 13 Mar 1942, aged 60, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone

Craggs, K., 11 Dec 1930, aged 16, Landing Lad, struck by chain

Craig, W. C., 07 Jul 1938, aged 28, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Crooks, G., 06 Nov 1929, aged 27, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Cudlip, Amos, 21 Sep 1910, aged 31, Coal Cutter Machineman, Along with another man he was engaged in raising a bar coal cutter a sufficient height to enable them to remove the "jacks" with which the machine was fitted for elevating or depressing the cutter bar. When the machine had been raised about 12 inches, a stone 8 inches thick and 9 feet long fell from the roof close along by the coal face and crushed his head on to the top of the machine. The stone fell away at a thin gravel parting with coal pipes and was said to have been examined and sounded good

Curry, Michael, 27 May 1941, aged 44, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Dawson, William, Aug 1975, Shearer Operator, killed in the G07 face [approximate date]

Dennett, William, 18 Mar 1932, aged 24, Bargain Man, killed by falling stone (born 09 Jun 1907)

Dent, James, 02 May 1912, aged 46, Timber drawer, he was drawing timber on a Longwall face, and immediately after drawing a soft wood chock a large flag of stone fell on to him and broke his neck; this accident would not have occurred if he had exercised proper care; he had omitted to set any temporary supports to protect himself, and his Sylvester machine was not used, as he had broken the chain on the previous shift

Derbyshire, James, 01 Aug 1934, (accident: 19 Nov 1931), aged 27, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Parish Burial Ground, Shotton Colliery

Dumighan, John, 03 Mar 1927, aged 38, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Dunn, William, 18 Jul 1902, (accident: 14 Jul 1902), aged 36, Sinker, they were being lowered in a kibble to ascertain the level of the water, a pulsometer pump was drowned, and when the steam was turned on to it the joint next to the pump was blown, and the steam escaping into the water, made it boiling hot ; these men, owing to the signal to stop not being heard, were lowered into this water and severely scalded, Thomas died on the 16th and Dunn on the 18th inst [More information ...]

Ellerby, W., 28 Aug 1934, aged 30, Drawer, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Elwick, T. W., 07 Jun 1942, (accident: 07 May 1942), aged 16, Datal, fell down

Emery, P., 03 Feb 1934, (accident: 25 Jan 1934), aged 44, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Errington, R., 05 Oct 1936, aged 31, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Evans, Joseph, 16 Jul 1930, aged 28, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Ferguson, Richard, 06 Oct 1904, aged 24, Banksman, a portion of the west wall of a new heapstead was blown over by a gale of wind on to the top platform of a sinking pit; Ferguson was killed and other two men injured by the falling debris

Flanagan, Richard, 20 Aug 1923, aged 47, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Flanaghan, C. W., 20 Apr 1932, aged 24, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Fletcher, A., 14 Oct 1936, aged 31, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Fletcher, A., 06 Feb 1942, aged 30, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Fletcher, J. W., 09 Jun 1939, aged 52, Putter

Flynn, Bernard, 07 Sep 1920, aged 25, Hewer, He and three other men were entering the cage to come to bank. Two men got in, then, as Flynn entered he was caught between the top of the cage and the ground, and killed instantly. Edward Flynn, who would have been last man in, saw his brother killed. The accident was due to "a misunderstanding of the raps between the banksman and the onsetter."

Fox, Robert, 16 Oct 1925, aged 17, Coal Cutter, knocked down by tub

French, Henry, May 1923, aged 49, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Garrigan, T., 07 Aug 1949, (accident: 08 Dec 1947), aged 59, Hewer, blow on eye

Glease, Robert, 19 Apr 1906, aged 25, Hewer, When hewing in the face, he was killed by a fall of stone which discharged the timber. The stone started at a feather-edge and thickened to 12 inches at the face., Buried: Easington Village Cemetery

Gorman, John, 31 Jul 1912, aged 17, Screen Lad, it was his duty to shovel the small coal which leaked from a belt delivering to the coal washer into a shoot, and as part of the small coal also fell on the opposite side of the fence, a rake was provided to scrape it out; this rake was not kept in a handy place for use, and deceased probably found it easier to get through the fence and use the shovel, and was evidently doing this when he was caught by a revolving shaft and killed

Grainger, T. W., 10 Jan 1927, aged 30, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Gray, T. H., 08 May 1939, aged 31, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Green, James A., 20 Aug 1930, aged 65, Timber Drawer, killed by a fall of stone

Green, Robert William, 06 Jul 1932, aged 57, Hewer, fall of stone, address: Fourth Street, Horden [More information ...]

Greenwood, W. J., 31 Jul 1939, aged 22, Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Harrison, Ralph, 12 Jan 1951, aged 31, fall of stone, his brother-in-law, Richard Wilkinson, was killed in the same pit the previous year

Hawthorn, J. W., 20 Oct 1922, aged 36, Hewer, fractured spine

Hill, J. W., 13 Jul 1937, aged 16, Driver, crushed by tubs

Hill, Septimus James, 09 Dec 1912, aged 51, Stoneman, deceased and his mate were ridding some fallen stones preparatory to a stopping being built in a bord end; on the previous shift they had unsuccessfully tried to pinch down some stone on the right side, and they again tried during the next shift; two temporary props were then set to support this stone, but were afterwards removed in order that some bottom stone might be taken up, and a permanent prop was set further back; unfortunately it was no use as a support for the stone, which afterwards came away and killed deceased

Hook, Robert, 30 May 1958, aged 49, Buried: Thorpe Road Cemetery, Horden

Hudson, J., 14 Aug 1944, aged 44, Stoneman, fractured skull

Hudson, R., 29 Jun 1937, aged 22, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Hutchinson, F., 06 Nov 1947, (accident: 15 Nov 1946), aged 42, Pumpman, fell off cars

James, G., 29 Jun 1937, (accident: 25 Jun 1937), aged 30, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Jarvis, John William, 24 Dec 1974, aged 56, crushed between the lift cage and one of the shafts

Johnson, T. A., 21 Apr 1942, aged 48, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Johnson, William, 23 Aug 1933, Waggonway Man, caught by rope [More information ...]

Jones, D. W., 12 May 1925, aged 37, Hewer, crushed

Keers, J., 05 Jun 1935, aged 31, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Kennedy, D., 07 Jul 1938, aged 41, Drawer, killed by a fall of stone

Kindred, E., 18 Aug 1943, aged 41, Stoneman, fell off cars

Lamb, Harry, 25 May 1935, (accident: 24 May 1935), aged 58, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Lambert, G., 22 Oct 1930, aged 56, Stoneman(?), killed by a fall of stone

Langan, J., 04 Jan 1935, aged 19, Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Lawson, Robert, 27 Dec 1911, aged 34, Coal Filler, his usual occupation was that of a coal filler, but at the time of the accident he was working as a hewer in order to straighten the coal face; while so employed a stone 5 feet long by 3 feet 9 inches wide fell and killed him; the stone had a maximum thickness of 7 inches on the coal head, but thinned out towards the goaf; the place was fairly well timbered, the props being just within the maximum distance; a thin layer of coal above the stone probably rendered it deceptive when jowled

Lawton, William Henry, 07 Apr 1922, aged 29, died from natural causes, however, during his shift he told the deputy that he had hurt himself while lifting a tub away from the plate ends

Lee, W., 26 Feb 1941, aged 49, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Logan, E. G., 03 Oct 1928, aged 28, Hewer, fall

Louden, George, 25 Jan 1932, (accident: 22 Jan 1932), aged 59, Under Manager, struck by conveyor, died from injuries received [More information ...]

Manser, G., 29 May 1948, (accident: 08 Jul 1944), aged 49, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Massey, J. R., 12 Jun 1923, aged 20, Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Mathews, T. C. F., 07 Jun 1946, aged 40, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

McCoy, Robert, 31 Jan 1921, (accident: 21 Jan 1921), aged 46, Shifter, crushed

McMahon, Terence, 07 Jul 1937, aged 28, Wasteman, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Easington Village Cemetery

McQue, L., 27 May 1943, aged 42, Drawer, killed by a fall of stone

Miller, T., 01 Jan 1940, (accident: 27 Aug 1939), aged 36, Stoneman, died from injuries received

Milton, George Edward, Jul 1916, aged 37, Stoneman, He was using a pinch bar to take down three baulks from the roof when a fall of stone buried him. His neck and right leg were broken ; death was instantaneous [date of inquest]

Minto, R. J. (Jack), 13 Jul 1944, aged 46, Hewer, fell out of cage, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery

Moses, David Berry, 28 Apr 1924, aged 74, died from injuries received, Buried: Ryhope Cemetery

Murray, Edward, 02 Jan 1909, aged 31, Ashwheeler, These two men and a third went to bring a truck of coal down from the sidings to the boiler fire-holes. They uncoupled the first truck but omitted to see that the second truck was made fast; it crept away and overtook them, crushing these two men, who were pushing at the buffers, but not injuring the third man, who was pushing against the centre bar. The gradient was 1 in 124 [More information ...]

Noble, George, 01 Feb 1912, aged 21, Waggon runner, during a severe snow storm the men were experiencing great difficulty in moving the trucks; a waggonman finding that he could not move six trucks on a gradient of one in 72, went for three more to bump them away, but while he was absent, the six moved away and deceased was found shortly afterwards lying under the screens with his back broken, the six waggons having run in to some more waggons standing there

O'Connor, James, 11 May 1910, aged 16, Putter, He had just yoked his pony on to a full tub at the plate ends, and as the pony moved on the tub got off the way. The filler left the face and went to the putter's assistance, and without unyoking the pony they set their backs to the tub to lift it on the way. As soon as they lifted, the pony moved away again and knocked out a prop, causing a large stone to fall on the putter

Ogden, Stephen, 19 Feb 1945, aged 51, Wasteman, runaway tubs

Owen, W., 02 May 1935, aged 23, Cutter, killed by a fall of stone

Palmer, Joseph, 02 Mar 1917, aged 64, Stoneman, he was moving an empty kibble and was later found trapped by a stone which has fallen from the roof, he was taken unconscious to hospital where he died a few hours later

Parkin, John, 12 Nov 1935, aged 46, Hewer, he was found dead at work having suffered facial and spinal injuries when attempting to get on a 'car' while it was in motion [More information ...]

Parkin, William, 1940, aged 42, Girder fell on neck and hit tub

Parsonage, Albert, 18 Jun 1952, (accident: 12 Jun 1952), aged 50, a set of tubs came off the rails and crushed him

Pearson, Joseph Harrison, 1938, aged 39, Stoneman, fall of stone, died from injured received [approximate date]

Pinkney, Thomas, 14 Feb 1928, aged 61, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Plant, E., 13 Jan 1948, aged 18, Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Plant, Frank, 15 Oct 1958, aged 30

Reay, Thomas, 08 Feb 1930, aged 63, found dead in the colliery [Date of funeral]

Reynolds, J., 04 Mar 1948, (accident: 02 Mar 1948), aged 53, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Richardson, Frederick A., 02 Jan 1909, aged 43, Boiler Minder, These two men and a third went to bring a truck of coal down from the sidings to the boiler fire-holes. They uncoupled the first truck but omitted to see that the second truck was made fast; it crept away and overtook them, crushing these two men, who were pushing at the buffers, but not injuring the third man, who was pushing against the centre bar. The gradient was 1 in 124 [More information ...]

Richardson, R., 30 Nov 1923, aged 23, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Roberts, S., 23 Mar 1947, (accident: 01 Nov 1944), aged 64, Labourer, died from injuries received

Roberts, Samuel, Dec 1950, Engineman, he was an engineman employed to draw tubs of coal from face; he was killed instantly when he was crushed between the loco and closed steel doors he was trying to open

Robson, Thomas, 31 Oct 1913, aged 48, Timber Drawer, deceased was drawing back timber on a longwall face, in a seam 3 feet 6 inches thick, when a large stone fell on to him; he had drawn a softwood chock, and was in the act of attaching the chain of a Sylvester drawing appliance to a prop further from the face, at the time; the prop should have been drawn before the chock

Ryan, J., 16 Jun 1925, aged 52, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Scorer, Richard, 27 Sep 1933, aged 28, Puller Up, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. Cuthberts Churchyard, East Rainton

Scott, Joseph, 15 Oct 1931, aged 28, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. Barnabas Churchyard, Bournmoor on 19 Oct 1931 {NBI}

Size, John, 28 Nov 1903, aged 30, Sinker, the engineman, by some means, ran the kibble into the bottom of the sinking pit, past the steadying mark, on to the top of this man, who was at work in the pit bottom and killed him [More information ...]

Smith, J., 25 Jun 1933, (accident: 21 Jun 1933), aged 25, Cutter, crushed

Smith, Robert, 24 Jun 1922, aged 60, Drawer, killed by a fall of stone

Smith, William, 01 Dec 1922, (accident: 28 Nov 1922), aged 50, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Smithson, J., 04 Apr 1933, aged 18, Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Southern, Brian, 27 Feb 1962, aged 25, killed riding coal cutter (face belt), Buried: Easington Colliery Cemetery

Spottiswood, Hugh, 07 Sep 1915, aged 37, he was killed by a fall of stone; the stone measured 6 feet by 5 feet and estimated to weigh half a ton

Stevenson, H., 24 Dec 1924, (accident: 22 Dec 1924), aged 29, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Taylor, Joseph, 28 Dec 1914, aged 51, Stonemason, while a cage was being loaded with men at the shaft bottom, five full tubs were being lowered down the shaft siding; the tubs moved by gravitation, and were controlled by sprags; these tubs were allowed to run amain, and they entered the cage, causing such injuries to the deceased that he died a few hours later, and seriously injuring one of his companions

Taylor, W., 25 Nov 1936, aged 63, Timber Drawer, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Thomas, Evan, 16 Jul 1902, (accident: 14 Jul 1902), aged 34, Sinker, they were being lowered in a kibble to ascertain the level of the water, a pulsometer pump was drowned, and when the steam was turned on to it the joint next to the pump was blown, and the steam escaping into the water, made it boiling hot ; these men, owing to the signal to stop not being heard, were lowered into this water and severely scalded, Thomas died on the 16th and Dunn on the 18th inst [More information ...]

Thornton, Stancil, 18 Jan 1943, aged 45, Hewer, Killed in a fall of stone (Mr. Calvert asked Stancil to swap shifts, so Stancil worked first shift for Mr. Calvert. Stancil was the only person in the accident).

Todd, John, 01 May 1924, (accident: 12 Jul 1922), aged 26, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Turner, Newman, 04 Jan 1924, aged 33, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Turner, William Edward, 14 Oct 1910, aged 27, Hewer, This man was working with another in a jud 6 yards wide, which was bounded on the outbye side by a previously driven, and fallen jud, and on the inbye side by an old fallen bord. The jud was nearly holed into a goaf a few weeks old. The top stone was a very short shale. It was known that a slip ran along the left side of the place and a breaker on the right side. The hewers were both working near the middle of the place, when the weight of the roof burst the thin rib of coal and swept the timber out. There was a very heavy fall of stone which completely buried Turner, and when got out he was dead

Turner, William Minns, 21 Aug 1912, aged 32, Coal Filler, deceased, with the help of a filler, was pushing a full tub along the face of a lift when a large stone dropped from between the last row of props and the face on to them; before they could be released deceased's back was broken; he knew his tub was catching a prop at the side of the way, and they were going extra hard to get past the obstruction; probably they knocked out a prop and let the stone down, as after the accident a loose prop and head tree were found on the goaf side of the tub, Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Cornforth

Vincent, N. P., 14 Jun 1935, aged 23, Pipeman, killed by a fall of stone

Wanless, C. H., 08 Oct 1924, aged 15, Endless Rope, crushed

Wardle, James, 29 Jan 1917, aged 43, Timber Drawer, he was drawing a prop when a large stone came away from the roof and struck him on the head, knocked him down, and buried him. He only lived two of three minutes after being taken out

Waugh, J. W. S., 23 Dec 1937, aged 15, Driver, crushed

Waugh, Richard, Dec 1936, aged 25, fall of roof (sometime between Christmas and New Year), died in hospital a few days later

Wilford, E., 17 Aug 1946, (accident: 16 Mar 1944), aged 54, Stoneman, died from injuries received

Wilkinson, Richard, 1950, aged 31, [approximate date], his brother-in-law, Ralph Harrison, was killed in the same pit the following year

Williams, William (Billy), 10 Oct 1950, aged 50, he was crushed, when a young lad, learning the job, rapped away the tubs while he was inspecting them, left a wife and three children

Willis, William, 16 Jun 1915, aged 37, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone; two men tried to remove the stone, which was 9 ft. by 3 ft. . By 2 ft. thick, but a second fall occurred, killing Willis and injuring them

Wilson, H., 25 Jan 1936, (accident: 23 Jan 1936), aged 16, Datal, crushed by tubs, died from injuries received [More information ...]

Wilson, T., 13 Oct 1937, aged 50, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Wood, Richard, 16 May 1933, aged 29, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone