South Moor Colliery

Alderson, Henry, 04 Nov 1902, aged 19, Driver, he had been driving too hard down a slight gradient, with a set of seven full tubs, and when he got to a curve the pony and tubs went right across it ; he was crushed between tub and coal side ; he had one more tub on his set than he should have

Allen, Albert, 24 Aug 1909, aged 14, Greaser, When travelling inbye he met the set coming outbye, and was caught and fatally injured by it. The road was in good condition and properly supplied with refuge holes. The boy made a statement before he died to the effect that he thought he could get to the next refuge hole before the set would reach him

Armstrong, George, 25 Oct 1845, died from injuries received. [More information ...]

Barras, Thomas, 20 Sep 1882, aged 38, Hewer, took a fit and died in the South Moor Colliery while following his work

Bell, Levi, 11 Nov 1903, (accident: 27 Oct 1903), aged 42, Fireman, he was running seven tubs of stones down a tramway, when they got out of control ; three others followed, and he let the seven go but attempted to stop the three, and was dragged a distance of 490 yards, when they collided with the seven and severely injured him [More information ...]

Bowman, John, 29 Sep 1924, (accident: 16 Jul 1924), aged 22, Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Brewer, George, 01 Feb 1914, (accident: 13 Jan 1914), aged 33, Stoneman, Deceased was working alone in a longwall gateway, taking a 2-foot 6-inch canch down. A shot in the stone had been fired, and after ridding the stone he was drilling another hole 4 feet nearer the coal face, when owing, it is supposed, to the place coming on to "weight," a side waver of stone 3 feet long, 1 foot 6 inches wide, and about 10 inches thick, came away at a slip from the side of the road close to where he had his machine set, and, falling on to his left leg, caused a compound fracture. He died on 1st February 1914.

Buckley, Oliver, 14 Dec 1908, aged 14, Driver, After holding open a door for his pony and set to pass through, he ran along to get on to the limbers. He, unfortunately, tried to get past the tubs on the narrow side, and was caught between them and the side of the road and killed, Buried: St. George's Churchyard, South Moor

Burns, P., 04 Dec 1920, aged 20, Labourer, his foot was accidentally cut off by a saw

Carr, N. S., 25 Apr 1939, (accident: 18 Mar 1939), aged 33, Rope Lad, killed by a fall of stone

Clark, Thomas, 1853, Enginewright

Clifford, Thomas, 04 Jun 1914, (accident: 11 Nov 1910), aged 54, Hewer

Cummins, Thomas, 24 Feb 1911, (accident: 13 Feb 1911), aged 27, Hewer, he was hewing in a bord 5 yards wide, which was well timbered, when a piece of stone the full width of the place, 3 feet wide and 6 inches thick, tell on to him; the stone was false bedded, and came over the coal from a breaker and canted out four props; his spine was fractured, and he died on 23rd September, 1911

Dixon, Benjamin, 27 Nov 1890, aged 50, Onsetter, severely shaken and back injured by cage sticking in ice in shaft and falling away

Dodds, Martin, 08 Jan 1912, aged 40, Deputy, he was about to draw a jud in which the roof was working badly, and he had some doubts as to the wisdom of doing anything; he was proceeding to ascertain if it was safe to begin to draw when a hewer heard him cry out, and on hastening to him found a large flat stone had fallen on deceased and killed him; this was not in the jud, but close to it; there was coal on either side but the pressure had caused a burst from the roof, Buried: St. George's Churchyard, South Moor

Dodds, Thomas, 21 Apr 1909, aged 35, Deputy, Some twelve months previous to the accident, several places had been driven in the stenton coal from the intake side in order to make room for stowing rubbish, but they were not all used. It was then decided to build stoppings in these places and to hole them from the return side. He was hewing on the return side when a piece of stone 7 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 18 inches thick came off at a breaker and killed him

Doory, William, 03 Aug 1905, (accident: 02 May 1905), aged 33, Hewer, Abdominal strain while lifting coal into tub. Developed brain disease and died on August 3rd

Ennor, James, 23 Oct 1889, aged 39, Hewer, these men had holed into each other's place when a large stone fell from the roof of the open space killing them both on the spot [More information ...]

Fletcher, William, 17 Nov 1892, 9:00 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 18, Putter, passed a fence contrary to orders, and commenced to hew coal, when a fall took place, killing him on the spot

Hattam, Johnson, 09 Nov 1872, aged 55, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal

Hawks, Samuel, 27 Sep 1884, (accident: 23 Sep 1884), aged 59, Waiter On, head severely injured by cage while looking down shaft

Heron, Thomas, 12 Nov 1922, (accident: 23 Oct 1922), aged 41, Hewer, died as the result of injuries received through the explosion of compressed powder

Humphrey, William Charles, 10 Dec 1900, aged 41, North Eastern Railway Co.'s mineral guard, He fell while assisting to lower some trucks and got his head between buffer and buffer-box and was killed.

Jarvis, George, 04 Apr 1908, (accident: 10 Feb 1908), aged 45, Deputy, When at work in the Morrison Pit he cut his finger on the rough ragged edge of a tram-rail. He died on 4th April from blood poisoning

Johnson, S., 10 Jul 1939, (accident: 03 Jan 1930), aged 43, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Langdon, Frederick, 15 Jan 1894, 9:00 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 14, Driver, The pony stumbled and threw the tub aside, and he fell off the tub head and was crushed to death., Buried: St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Marley Hill

Mallett, John, 05 Aug 1897, aged 17, Driver, When coming out-bye with a full set his pony stumbled and caught and displaced some timber causing a fall of stone from roof which killed him

McKernon, Edward, 23 Oct 1889, aged 47, Hewer, these men had holed into each other's place when a large stone fell from the roof of the open space killing them both on the spot, Buried: St. Joseph's (Roman Catholic) Churchyard, Stanley [More information ...]

Middlemas, Joseph, 29 Mar 1898, aged 37, Hewer, he was in the act of filling a tub, when a fall of stone took place at a slip in the roof and killed him

Middlemast, John, 17 Jan 1930, aged 65, Buried: Municipal Cemetery, Stanley

Miller, John, 04 Sep 1909, (accident: 17 Jan 1908), aged 21, crippled by the accident from which he eventually died, address: 11 Oliver Street, South Moor, his father (Allan) and brother (Henry) had been killed earlier in the year in the West Stanley disaster, Buried: St. Andrew's Churchyard, Stanley

Morton, Nicholas, 12 Feb 1880, aged 16, Assistant Onsetter, fell from Shield Row to Hutton Seam, a distance of 112 yards; he neglected to close the fence and a tub pulled him into the shaft

Mossman, John, 06 Mar 1862, aged 45, Waggon Rider, on surface railway branches

Pearson, J. W., 27 Oct 1945, (accident: 20 Jul 1945), aged 57, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Postle, Ralph, 21 Aug 1894, 12:30 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 25, Putter, While putting an empty tub in-bye he was met by another putter coming out-bye with a full tub, when the two collided breaking his skull

Potts, Thomas, 25 Oct 1845 [More information ...]

Pratt, G., 25 Oct 1933, (accident: 21 Oct 1933), aged 55, Hewer, septic poisoning, died from injuries received

Purvis, William Lambton, 12 Dec 1904, aged 24, Hewer, he had gone into an adjoining place for a few minutes when waiting for the putter and on his return the place collapsed and he was killed; it was well timbered 8 feet apart, but the weight of stone forced the timber out, Buried: Hetton-le-Hole Cemetery

Simpson, R. B., 16 Jul 1923, aged 15, Driver, fractured skull

Smith, J., 05 May 1925, (accident: 31 Jan 1922), aged 47, Stoneman, fractured spine

Smith, Joseph, 30 Oct 1899, aged 25, Hewer, He was working in a gateway that had a "hitch leader" in it, running near the loose side, and was told by the deputy not to work beyond it as the stone was bad, but he did so and a fall of stone took place and killed him. [More information ...]

Spinks, W., 04 Sep 1945, aged 24, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Stacey, Richard, 10 Aug 1892, 8:45 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 22, Hewer, fall of top coal, while taking off a side lift, Buried: St. Paul's Churchyard, West Pelton

Stockdale, Alexander, 09 Sep 1909, aged 52, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Tarn, F., 26 Jan 1942, (accident: 23 Jan 1942), aged 40, Registrar, slipped

Tempest, Dad, 25 Oct 1845, died from injuries received. [More information ...]

Thompson, J. G., 02 Mar 1945, (accident: 09 Mar 1942), aged 34, Hewer, fractured spine

Thompson, John, 30 May 1905, aged 36, Hewer, when filling coal into a tub at the face a "bell" came away and so injured him as to cause his death the same day

Turney, M., 26 Jan 1943, aged 61, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Waggot, John, 16 Apr 1888, aged 45, Deputy, severe injuries to spine and broken ribs by a fall of stone; he drew some props out from under the loose band

Ward, Thomas, 16 Aug 1895, 3:45 p.m., 10th hour of shift, aged 15, Driver, crushed to death while walking between tubs and side of way [More information ...]

Wright, Arthur, 31 Jan 1898, (accident: 01 Feb 1897), aged 28, Hewer, Died from injuries received by an accident on February 1st, 1897, by a fall of coal while hewing, by which his spine was injured., Buried: St. Andrew's Churchyard, Stanley

Yates, Thomas, 18 Dec 1895, 1:05 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 13, Siding Boy, head crushed between two tubs while attending to the haulage forks