Kimblesworth Colliery

1894 - Commenced on 10 September to sink the No. 3 shaft, Kimblesworth Colliery; reached the Busty Seam and finished sinking operations on 28 June, 1895.

1950 - Brass Thill seam discontinued

Atkinson, H., 18 Nov 1946, aged 21, Hewer, shot

Atkinson, Robert, 07 Oct 1907, aged 51, Hewer, a stone fell away from a breaker running parallel to the coal face and killed him; the timbering rule had not been carried out

Atkinson, Robert, 18 Feb 1936, aged 18, Coal Cutter, crushed by tub, Buried: Sacriston Cemetery [More information ...]

Baff, Charles, 04 Feb 1917, (accident: 01 Feb 1917), aged 27, Waggonman, died in Durham County Hospital from injuries sustained when accidentally crushed between coal trucks, inquest held 7th Feb 1917

Beedon, William Edward, 31 Oct 1932, aged 31, Filler, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Sacriston Cemetery [More information ...]

Best, R., 24 Apr 1936, aged 27, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Bone, J., 10 Apr 1941, aged 31, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Bruce, William, 13 Jul 1883, aged 17, Putter, a fall of stone took place in a staple where he was working, and knocked him off a ladder, he fell about 30 feet

Carr, Richard, 16 Aug 1885, aged 38, Engineman, killed by the breaking of a crab rope while engaged repairing shaft ; they were thrown to the bottom of the pit, about 250 feet [More information ...]

Carr, Thomas, 16 Aug 1885, aged 35, Engineer, killed by the breaking of a crab rope while engaged repairing shaft ; they were thrown to the bottom of the pit, about 250 feet [More information ...]

Carr, Thomas, 16 Aug 1889, aged 13, Driver, crushed between tubs and side of road

Charlton, Joseph, 10 Sep 1904, alleged to have died from strain when lifting and fixing heavy girders, but post-mortem showed that death was due to the rupture of an aneurism on the lung after he had got home

Church, E., 20 Sep 1930, (accident: 19 Sep 1930), aged 44, Cutter, killed by a fall of stone

Clough, T., 04 Dec 1939, aged 44, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Cocker, Thomas L., 19 May 1885, (accident: 11 May 1885), aged 18, Putter, sprained himself internally while engaged putting coal

Connoly, Michael, 02 Apr 1883, aged 41, Wasteman, while returning from work in the waste, his mate accidentally drew out a plank which brought a fall of stone on the deceased

Coyle, Richard, 18 Jan 1901, aged 16, Driver, Killed by a fall of side stone from side of a road along which he was driving., Buried: St. Bede's (R.C.) Churchyard, Sacriston

Dawson, John, 15 May 1880, aged 38, Collier, fall of stone while holing a place through into a wall ; he cut the place through when a large fall of stone took place

Defty, John, 16 Aug 1885, aged 32, Master Shifter, killed by the breaking of a crab rope while engaged repairing shaft ; they were thrown to the bottom of the pit, about 250 feet [More information ...]

Dixon, Joseph H., 15 Feb 1905, aged 20, Mason, when about to start to build a wall in a waggonway, a piece of post stone fell off the side and killed him; the place was close to a hitch, which may account for the stone falling

Elliker, J. W., 17 May 1922, aged 56, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Ellis, Charles, 25 Oct 1899, aged 42, Shifter, A piece of stone, 6 feet by 3 feet by 13 inches thick, fell from the roof at a slip after a shot had been fired, just as deceased was passing, and caught and killed him.

Forster, R., 30 Mar 1933, (accident: 06 Mar 1933), aged 47, Deputy, killed by shot, died from injuries received

Gascoyne, George, 23 Dec 1910, aged 48, Shifter, Deceased and another man were engaged in renewing timber on an engine plane road. They had put up a new balk and supported it by a centre prop. Whilst Gascoyne was in a stooping position clearing away rubbish with his hands preparatory to setting an end prop, a side waver of stone fell and caught him. The stone came away from the corner of a refuge hole, and he was said to have examined it himself and considered it safe

Green, Frederick, 15 Aug 1919, (accident: 13 Aug 1919), aged 26, Small coal runner, he and Samuel Gault were riding a tub down an incline. The tub failed to stop at the usual place and ploughed through the brick wall of a hopper, and both men were thrown off. Gault lost two teeth and went home; Green was taken to Durham County Hospital where he died two days later

Grieveson, Robert, 03 Dec 1885, aged 19, Waggonwayman, while working on the main way a horse ran against and knocked down a range of metal pipes which crushed him to death

Gunson, Joseph, 29 Jan 1889, aged 20, Hewer, sudden and unexpected fall of stone, the deputy was with him at the time

Harrison, Thomas, 10 Oct 1896, (accident: 14 Sep 1896), aged 13, Driver, Crushed internally between a set of tubs and the wall side. He had only two sprags in his set instead of three, and the first tub got off the way. Died October 10th

Henderson, Thomas H., 03 Sep 1886, aged 27, Hewer, fall of stone while turning away lift out of bord

Henningham, Michael, 17 Jul 1891, 3:00 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 20, Hewer, fall of stone while working in a broken jud; he had contravened a special rule, by going to work in a place where he was not authorised [More information ...]

Heslop, John Robert Allan, 15 Jul 1910, aged 17, Off-take Boy, He had changed the haulage ropes but had forgotten to change the switches. As a result the set ran for a short distance on the wrong road, and was then pulled sharply off the way by the rope. The lad was crushed between the first tub and a brick pillar [More information ...]

Hobin, Peter, 09 Jun 1903, aged 44, Hewer, Killed by a fall of coal at a holing between two places. The fall measured 7 ft. 6 ins, by 4 ft. 6 ins, by 2 ft. thick, and weighed about 2½ tons., Buried: St. Bede's (R.C.) Churchyard, Sacriston [More information ...]

Hutchinson, John, 12 Dec 1925, (accident: 11 Aug 1925), aged 46, Deputy, as a result of a fractured spine, through being caught between a tub and the roof, Buried: Sacriston Cemetery

Layton, Thomas William, 01 Nov 1896, (accident: 08 Oct 1896), aged 14, Driver, He came away from flat with an insufficient number of sprags in his set, the first tub got off the way and crushed his leg against a prop. Died November 1st

Malone, Thomas, Apr 1875, aged 24, Chester Ward Coroner's Inquest, place: Low Moor, cause: fall of clay and sand, Kimblesworth Coll. (DRO Ref: COR/C/2/245)

Maughan, Nicholas, 12 Nov 1889, (accident: 11 Oct 1889), aged 29, Hewer, severe injury to spine by a fall of stone which he had neglected to take down

McLeod, J., 20 Jan 1931, aged 30, Drawer, killed by a fall of stone

Morton, William, 19 Feb 1954, aged 55, Buried: Sacriston Cemetery

Musgrove, Joseph, 26 Jul 1889, (accident: 11 Mar 1889), aged 38, Hewer, broken leg and injury to spine by a fall of stone in a broken jud

Owens, J., 30 Sep 1930, aged 54, Hewer, struck by tubs

Plews, Thomas, 01 Dec 1921, aged 22, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Plummer, G., 07 May 1943, (accident: 05 May 1943), aged 43, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Raine, John, 04 Jun 1908, aged 30, Hewer, He was killed when taking off a back-end. There was a joint running parallel with the place, and by taking out the back-end all support was removed beneath the roof which fell. The left side of the stone ran out to a feather-edge

Ramsay, J. W., 15 Apr 1885, aged 16, Putter, said to have fallen from his limbers and injured his head, as he died from brain fever; doctor could not trace cause of death to any accident

Robson, William, 24 Jan 1890, aged 50, Hewer, fall of a large stone which broke down the timbering

Rowell, John, 06 Jul 1881, aged 30, Hewer, fall of a large piece of stone in working place

Scott, Robert James, 18 Feb 1943, (accident: 13 Nov 1942), aged 28, Driller, killed by a fall of stone

Stead, John, 23 Nov 1890, (accident: 11 Nov 1890), aged 29, Hewer, fall of stone from slips in the roof

Stead, John, 10 Sep 1900, aged 22, Hewer, Killed by a fall of stone from roof of his working place.

Summerscale, H., 29 Nov 1942, (accident: 23 Nov 1942), aged 56, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Teah, James, 01 Nov 1921, aged 33, Hewer, fractured spine

Thornhill, S. M., 07 Oct 1933, (accident: 28 Sep 1933), aged 39, Hewer, fall of stone, died from injuries received

Thurkettle, William, 03 Jun 1898, aged 35, Hewer, he was hewing in a broken jud, when the roof fell right across it at slips, without any warning, and killed him; the stone measured 18 feet long by 6 feet wide by 3 feet thick [More information ...]

Tindale, R. W., 30 Jan 1933, aged 40, Stoneman, explosion

Todd, G., 11 Dec 1943, (accident: 01 Dec 1943), aged 58, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Walton, John, 09 Apr 1911, (accident: 04 Apr 1911), aged 19, Fitter's Apprentice, he was attempting to replace a loose driving belt on a driving pulley when he was caught and wrapped on the shaft; he should have stopped the machinery and obtained assistance, as indeed he had done earlier in the day

Walton, Ralph, 25 Nov 1912, aged 23, Putter Hewing, he was engaged in making a stall at the side of a Mothergate for a longwall coal-cutting machine to cut into; there was a ramble stone 4 inches thick overlaying the coal which was fallen in the mothergate, and in the stall, except for a small area 4 feet by 3 feet; he was preparing to set a plank under this, when it fell on to him and broke his back; he should have taken the ramble down

Wilkinson, Thomas Henry, 16 Jan 1923, aged 41, Haulage Engineman, he was fatally injured when the cast metal pulley wheel of the electric haulage engine disintegrated and a piece struck him on the head - fracturing his skull; he died in hospital the same day

Wilson, George, 08 Mar 1881, aged 44, Shifter, fall of stone while wedging piece of stone from a side wafer on main engine plane

Wood, John, 19 Dec 1882, aged 50, Shifter, died from apoplexy while following his employment

Young, R., 21 Aug 1930, (accident: 14 Aug 1930), aged 19, Putter, kicked by pony

Young, Ralph, 14 Jan 1951, aged 45, Haulage Man, he collapsed and died in the pit; after walking from the face, where he had helped to clear a fall, he was standing with other miners waiting for the set to trake them outbye when he collapsed; death was due to natural causes