Lindal Moor (Iron Ore)

1914 - Abandoned

Brocklebank, John, 17 Apr 1914, aged 30, Miner, deceased was engaged in a small robbery working, when a fall of roof suddenly occurred and killed him instantly; he was alone at the time of the accident, but the workmen in an adjoining place heard the fall and reached him in a few minutes, to find him pinned to the floor by a lump of stone on his head; deceased was a capable miner, in whom the management had great confidence; only one shift was worked in the place, and an official inspection had not been made since the previous day

Burch, William, 11 Jan 1881, aged 55, Miner, killed by a fall of roof

Butcher, John, 04 Oct 1878, aged 55, Ore Picker, crushed by a waggon

Butter, Joseph, 12 Apr 1882, aged 21, Miner, fell down shaft from cage

Clarke, John, 09 Mar 1877, aged 46, Miner, the falling from the roof of 20 to 30 tons of stone and dirt, whereby the head-trees were broken, and deceased was fastened in between two large stone; the refuse coming from above, it is supposed, suffocated him - he could not be released for over 4 hours

Crow, William, 20 Jun 1891, 10:15 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 34, Iron Ore Miner, the deceased and his mates were engaged at the face of a working getting ore, and on hearing a crack, he rushed out and was caught by a fall, which occurred some distance from the face; the piece that fell had a "chock" under it which was "reeled" out by the fall [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Daw, William, 23 Jul 1880, aged 40, Miner, killed by a fall of ore

Eccles, Robert, 24 Mar 1880, aged 81, Repairer, fell from cage

Hannah, John, 25 Oct 1905, aged 68, Labourer, While deceased was engaged in a cutting on a surface tramway at the mines, he suddenly dropped down and expired. The doctor had been attending him for heart disease and gave a certificate that death was due to that cause, and no inquest was held

Higgin, William, 08 Jul 1879, aged 46, Miner, killed by a fall of roof

High, Brian, 24 Aug 1887, aged 65, Miner, slip from roof keeled timber out and buried deceased

High, Miles, 26 Apr 1881, aged 21, Miner, fell down shaft

Hocking, Joseph, 14 Sep 1880, aged 26, Miner, killed by a shot

Hodgson, Joseph, 05 May 1906, aged 32, Locomotive Fireman, This accident happened during shunting operations. The fireman got off the locomotive with the object of walking past the slowly moving waggons (the gradient at that point being in favour of the load) to turn them into a siding. The lever regulating the points was on the opposite side, and, in attempting to cross in front of the waggons, he was caught and run over. He died at the Ulverston Hospital on the same day.

Hodgson, Richard, 20 Oct 1877, aged 50, Miner, very heavy fall of ground which broke the head-trees

Holdsworth, William, 30 Aug 1882, aged 28, Waggoner, run over by a waggon

Holmes, John, 24 Jul 1879, aged 30, Miner, killed by a fall of roof

Jackson, Thomas, 22 Jan 1898, aged 26, Miner, A large piece of stone fell, without warning, from the side of the working place. It had been examined about an hour previously, and was considered perfectly safe [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Jacques, John, 08 Oct 1880, aged 40, Miner, explosion of dynamite

Johnson, Richard, 13 Nov 1886, aged 36, Miner, fall of ore from roof; the two deceased and another man were engaged in driving a place in the ore, and had it timbered within 4 feet 6 inches of the face, and were engaged in setting another set of timber close to the face, when a fall came without the slightest warning and knocked out two sets of timber, which fell on the deceased and killed them [More information ...]

Johnson, William, 18 Apr 1887, aged 42, Miner, the deceased and his mate had fired a shot hole four times in a large piece of ore in the roof of the working, and had rent it; the deceased wished to pass under the piece that had been blasted, his mate warned him it was not safe to do so, before his mate could prevent him, he stepped underneath it, when it immediately fell killing him on the spot; this was a case of gross carelessness

Martin, James, 05 Oct 1877, aged 25, Miner, Roberts was climbing a ladder from bottom of sinking shaft, and when near the top fell off, falling upon and severely injuring Martin, who died on the same evening [More information ...]

Mason, George, 21 Oct 1910, (accident: 18 Oct 1910), aged 56, Miner, Fall of limestone roof. No timber was used, as the roof was considered sound

Mossop, Clement, 08 Mar 1881, aged 24, Miner, fell from a ladder in the shaft

Porter, William, 19 Dec 1878, aged 36, Miner, fall of loose ore from a bench

Richards, John, 30 May 1888, (accident: 29 May 1888), aged 36, Miner, struck on head by piece of rock from a shot; after firing a hole charged with blasting powder, there was a report as from an exploded shot; when deceased went into the working another report was heard, and deceased was struck on the head by a piece of rock, the injuries from which caused his death

Roberts, Nicholas, 05 Oct 1877, aged 50, Miner, Roberts was climbing a ladder from bottom of sinking shaft, and when near the top fell off, falling upon and severely injuring Martin, who died on the same evening [More information ...]

Sharp, George, 28 Aug 1897, (accident: 27 Aug 1897), aged 19, Locomotive Fireman, Deceased and another man were unloading a barrel of grease at a specially constructed platform. The bottom of the waggon and the platform were practically level, and the proper method was to simply roll the barrels out. Instead of using the planks provided for the purpose, they utilized the rails of a loose fence which were nearer to hand. The rails were too slender and they bent, causing the barrel to roll back on to deceased. He died on the following day [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Slater, Abram, 18 Sep 1888, (accident: 14 Sep 1888), aged 43, Miner, struck by a piece of ore from a shot; after lighting his shot the deceased retired 45 yards, when a piece of ore thrown by the shot struck him, causing injuries from which he died

Walker, Thomas, 30 Nov 1903, aged 62, Miner, shaft accident [More information ...]

Walters, Thomas, 16 Apr 1883, aged 40, Miner, killed by a fall of ore

Wharton, Richard, 13 Nov 1886, aged 36, Miner, fall of ore from roof; the two deceased and another man were engaged in driving a place in the ore, and had it timbered within 4 feet 6 inches of the face, and were engaged in setting another set of timber close to the face, when a fall came without the slightest warning and knocked out two sets of timber, which fell on the deceased and killed them [More information ...]

Wilkinson, John, 17 Sep 1901, aged 44, Miner, This accident occurred in a small working, 5 feet wide by 5 feet high, at the top of a rise. Preparation had been made to break out or turn off at the rise top, when a piece of limestone fell from the roof, pushed out the timber, and buried Wilkinson, whose body was not recovered until the lapse of four hours. An official inspection had not been made during the shift, but the mine captain was on his way to the place when the accident occurred [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Winder, Jonathan, 22 Aug 1879, aged 25, Miner, killed by a fall of ore

Woodburn, William, 16 Nov 1882, aged 30, Miner, killed by a fall of stone from roof