Cornsay Colliery

1878 - The Old Furnace shaft, Cornsay Colliery, was sunk below the Main Coal or Brockwell Seam, proving the Victoria Seam, and the Marshall Green Seam, which was found worthless.

1944 - Main, Victoria seams abandoned

1948 - Three Quarter & Five Quarter seams discontinued

1950 - Three Quarter & Five Quarter seams discontinued

Beck, George N., 08 Mar 1886, aged 19, Fireman, Found dead near to underground engine. Weak action of heart supposed to be the cause of death. Ventilation all right

Blackburn, Patrick, 07 Jul 1941, aged 14, Buried: B.V.M. Queen of Martyrs Church, Newhouse, Esh Winning

Boddiner, James, 21 Feb 1895, 11:00 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 21, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Brown, David, 23 Jul 1900, aged 55, Hewer, A fall of stone took place in face of his working place from between two slips and caused such injuries that he died within nine hours.

Brown, T. W., 26 Oct 1918, aged 44, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Collinson, George, 07 Sep 1894, 3:35 p.m., 10th hour of shift, aged 73, Boilerminder, Knocked down and run over by a 1ocomotive engine, while crossing over the branches, near or under the screens, to his work

Cummings, Thomas, 28 Sep 1892, 3:00 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 38, Hewer, fall of stone while turning away a lift in a pillar of coal

Dobinson, Lancelot, 06 Sep 1889, aged 6, [Not Employed], he strayed on to incline on surface and was run over by a set of tubs

Dodds, Michael, 26 Dec 1877, aged 50, Deputy, fall of stone while drawing a jud

Dowson, Thomas, 29 Mar 1905, aged 26, Hewer, Fall of roof in a working 1 ft. 4 ins. in height. The stone was cut out all round by vertical joints, and fell down upon his neck causing strangulation, Buried: St. John The Baptist, Hamsteels

Fort, Richard, 25 Jan 1911, aged 18, Hand Putter, he was bringing a full tub away from the face of a gateway, and on reaching the turn an oblong stone 11 inches thick and 3½ feet by 2 feet suddenly fell and killed him; the roof was of post and the stone came away from wet joints, one of which was known to exist; the stone canted a prop out, but the known presence of the joint should have suggested the necessity of crossing planks being set at the turn

Gair, Samuel, 12 May 1945, aged 68

Gott, Thomas, 28 Aug 1918, (accident: 26 Aug 1918), aged 62, Waggonwayman, died from injuries received

Green, Thomas, 12 Jul 1886, (accident: 23 Jun 1886), aged 22, Hewer, severe injury to back by fall of stone

Gristwood, Joseph, 03 May 1912, (accident: 24 Apr 1912), aged 19, Hand Putter, while pushing a full tub he was said to have slipped and his top lip came in contact with some part of the tub; he treated the matter lightly, but owing to his lip swelling, a doctor was called in three days after; deceased never worked any more and was medically attended up to his death, which took place on May 3rd, from Septic Meningitis, Buried: St. John The Baptist, Hamsteels

Hall, William, 28 Jul 1873, aged 16, Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Halliday, Robert, 30 Nov 1887, aged 69, Hewer, alleged to have received a sprain in his side while lifting a tub, he continued his work for a few days, was seized with paralysis and died, no trace of any accident

Halpin, Richard, 28 Jul 1924, 3 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 53, Hewer, while deceased was hewing in a place 4 ft. 9 ins. wide in a seam 15 ins. thick, a post stone, 5 ft. by 4 ft. by 9 ins. thick, fell from the roof and killed him. There was a slip on each side of the stone, all apparently invisible prior to the fall. On the two sides they were flush with the coal, on the inbye side it was a few inches over the coal face, while on the outbye side the slip was just on the edge of a plank

Harding, Henry, 07 Apr 1905, (accident: 04 Apr 1905), aged 47, Hewer, took ill in the pit; was removed to Durham County Hospital on the 5th and died on the 7th; post-mortem showed that death was due to natural causes [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Irwin, Thomas, 09 Mar 1871, aged 68, Labourer, fell into an open coal box

Jobling, John, 22 May 1889, aged 40, Deputy, fall of stone while drawing a jud, Buried: St. John The Baptist, Hamsteels

Kennedy, W. Barron, 24 Feb 1916, (accident: 16 Sep 1915), aged 54, Pit Heap Man, died from congestion of the lungs and bronchitis; it was alleged that death was accelerated by injuries received when he was knocked down by the set

Leader, Charles, 26 Oct 1880, aged 31, Collier, fall of stone at face of a broken jud

Mahon, John, 06 Feb 1882, aged 51, Screenman, fell from screen onto railway

Mason, Thomas, 23 Aug 1895, (accident: 16 Aug 1895, 7:00 a.m., 1st hour of shift), aged 22, Putter, sprained himself by lifting a tub; died from the effects on the 23rd inst.

McCormick, Michael, 12 Jan 1876, aged 43, Collier, fall of roof while at work in his place, Buried: B.V.M. Queen of Martyrs Church, Newhouse, Esh Winning

O'Brien, Patrick, 07 Sep 1888, (accident: 31 Jul 1888), aged 38, Hewer, severely crushed on engine plane; he was coming out without a lamp and met the set of tubs

Reed, Andrew, 26 Oct 1872, aged 40, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Scott, Robert, 08 Aug 1887, aged 11, [Not Employed - Schoolboy], crept through a fence and was drowned in a pond attached to some coke ovens

Smith, David, 20 Jan 1894, (accident: 28 Dec 1893, 8:50 a.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 38, Hewer, Died in hospital to-day from injuries received to spine by fall of stone on the 28th December last.

Spencer, Johnson Elliott, 09 Feb 1938, aged 41, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. John The Baptist, Hamsteels

Steele, Stewart, 30 Nov 1917, aged 17, Buried: St. John The Baptist, Hamsteels

Walker, Richard, 16 Apr 1895, 11:30 a.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 64, Shifter, returning home from his work, he fell down on the rolley-way and died from heart disease [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident], Buried: Shincliffe, St. Mary the Virgin on 19 Apr 1895 {NBI}

Wallace, Samuel, 20 Apr 1872, aged 50, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Walton, John, 15 Sep 1897, (accident: 17 Nov 1892), aged 41, Stoneman, Died to-day from an injury caused by a fall of stone while following his employment on November 17th 1892