Urpeth Busty Colliery

1871 - The Busty Bank Air Shaft, Urpeth Colliery, was sunk from the surface to the Busty Bank Seam.

Armstrong, Robert, 22 Jun 1911, aged 20, Fireman, drowned in pit pond

Aspinall, Charles, 15 Aug 1892, 7:40 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 14, Driver, Either the pony or the limmers struck a prop, knocking it out, and some stone fell on the deceased [Inquiries made]

Barnes, Robert, 17 Dec 1906, 10:35 a.m., aged 36, Hewer, killed in the 1906 explosion (firedamp and coal dust), Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Pelton [More information ...]

Bennett, Reuben, 25 Feb 1889, aged 28, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal

Bentley, Thomas, 08 Jan 1896, aged 32, Deputy, Explosion of bellite shot [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...]

Cavanagh, Michael, 28 Jan 1895, 12:30 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 60, Screener, some full waggons were being lowered from under the screens, and deceased had evidently forgotten about them, as he deliberately stepped back into the full-way, when the empties passed him; there was plenty of room between the two ways

Gibbons, James, 11 Oct 1914, (accident: 08 Oct 1914), aged 42, Master Shifter, A shot had been fired in the top canch and deceased was giving instructions to the stoneman for the next shot, when a large stone fell, without warning, from the side of the canch, causing injuries from which he died three days later.

Greenwell, Edward, 17 Dec 1906, 10:35 a.m., aged 38, Deputy, killed in the 1906 explosion (firedamp and coal dust), Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Pelton [More information ...]

Hall, John, 14 Sep 1891, 3:30 p.m., 10th hour of shift, aged 55, Horse Driver, fell in front of waggons and was run over [Inspection made & Inquest attended]

Heard, John Richard, 27 Jan 1898, aged 15, Helper Up, His work consisted in "helping-up" the putter with his empty tubs, after which he should have returned to the siding. On this occasion, however, he did not return to his proper place, and being caught by the full tub, which the putter was bringing out, was crushed between it and the prop [Inspection made & inquest attended], Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Pelton

McBride, Joseph, 24 May 1899, aged 14, Masons Assistant, He was engaged on the top of some coke ovens on 24th May, complained of his head and shortly after died, as it was supposed, from the fumes of the ovens. A post-mortem examination revealed the fact that there had been a rupture and effusion into the cerebellum. An inspection of the place showed that it was impossible for the lad to have inhaled any of the gases [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a colliery accident]

Stokoe, Joseph, 14 Mar 1890, 7:00 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 40, Hewer, fall of coal; deceased was working at the coal face, whilst a deputy was preparing a battery to fire a shot, when in an unaccountable way the charge exploded, bringing down the coal on to Stoker and killing him, Buried: Pelton Cemetery [More information ...]

Suggett, Charles Fowler, 17 Dec 1906, 10:35 a.m., aged 31, Hewer, killed in the 1906 explosion (firedamp and coal dust), Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Pelton [More information ...]

Tate, John, 22 Jun 1911, aged 19, Engineman, drowned in pit pond, Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Pelton

Taylor, James, 10 Feb 1902, aged 17, Pony Putter, deceased's pony with tub were standing and he was bringing out another tub to couple on ; he was found with the two tubs together and his head injured, but how the accident happened could not be ascertained, Buried: Pelton Cemetery

Wilson, John Davidson, 10 Jan 1894, 9:10 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 35, Colliery Manager, Deceased was examining the underground endless rope haulage sheave when the rope caught his hand, and he was drawn amongst the machinery [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...]

Winn, Henry jnr., 17 Dec 1906, 10:35 a.m., aged 21, Putter, killed in the 1906 explosion (firedamp and coal dust) [More information ...]