Cowpen Colliery

1928, 18 Feb - Yard seam abandoned

Allan, John Robert, 21 Aug 1970, aged 38, Power Loader, struck by girder

Allan, John Thomas, 29 Jul 1903, aged 21, Shifter, deceased and another shifter took refuge under a top canch in the Low Main seam while a shot was being fired. When returning to their work a large stone fell from the canch, pinning deceased to the ground and knocking the other shifter down. There had been a shot fired at the point about three hours before the accident. The fall swung out a prop. The place had been properly inspected.

Allen, Benjamin, 30 Jan 1912, aged 60, Stoneman, while at work at a canch, a large stone from the side fell canting out the timber and stays set up to it; there were several "jacks" causing the stone to be loose

Allen, John Henry, 31 May 1935, aged 46, fitter, collapse of yard wall

Archbold, Thomas, 23 Jun 1871, aged 21, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Armstrong, John, 25 Jan 1875, aged 33, Hewer, fell on a block of coal

Auld, Daniel Edward, 22 Jun 1955, aged 62

Beamson, Matthew, 05 Jun 1850, aged 35, Pitman, killed by a fall of stone

Bell, John, 24 Jul 1884, aged 29, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Bickerton, George, 12 Feb 1913, aged 46, Miner, killed by a fall of stone

Blakey, John, 21 Dec 1891, 11:00 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 16, Putter, he was riding on his limmers in a low and narrow place, and got this head crushed against the roof or side [Inspection made & Inquest attended]

Bottoms, John, 18 Aug 1879, aged 16, Putter, crushed by tubs

Bowart, Edward, 17 Nov 1866, aged 42, killed by a fall of stone

Bowart, Robert, 15 Aug 1849, (accident: 14 Aug 1849), aged 64, Pitman, run over by rollies

Bowey, Thomas, 24 Apr 1911, (accident: 23 Apr 1911), aged 24, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Brobart, W., 17 Nov 1866, aged 40, killed by a fall of stone

Brown, Robert, 16 Aug 1849, aged 64, killed by the rolleys

Brown, William, 13 Jul 1911, aged 47, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Bryson, David, 06 Mar 1853, aged 37, Pitman, killed by a fall of stone

Burn, Edward, 11 Jun 1884, aged 44, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Burn, John, 10 Oct 1877, aged 14, Driver, driving a set of tubs outbye, the horse fell down upon him

Calder, George, 04 May 1910, aged 25, Fan Engineman, fell into crank pit

Campbell, John, 13 May 1935, (accident: 28 Feb 1922), aged 33

Cannon, Albert, 24 Oct 1887, aged 16, Putter, crushed by tub

Carnaby, John, 14 Sep 1870, aged 54, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Carnaby, William, 19 Mar 1857, Pitman, killed by a fall of coal

Carr, Wilson, 08 Jul 1924, (accident: 07 Jul 1924, 11.30 p.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 72, Shifter, deceased, with another man, was engaged in dismantling some disused stables. They were taking down a brick wall along one side of the stable. The wall had been partly undermined, stay prop being set against part of the wall as a temporary support. A portion of the wall suddenly collapsed and displaced the stay props. Deceased was in the act of stepping clear when he was struck and knocked down by the falling brickwork. He died from his injuries next day

Chesterson, Henry, 25 May 1859, aged 16, Putter, run over by waggon

Cole, George O., 15 Apr 1957, (accident: 12 Apr 1957), aged 45, Composite, killed by a fall of stone

Collins, Jeremiah, 18 Nov 1886, aged 14, Driver, crushed between tub and side of way

Collins, John, 12 Oct 1887, aged 17, Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Cook, William, 20 Sep 1865, aged 62, Miner, crushed by tubs

Cooper, George, 22 Oct 1892, (accident: 21 Oct 1892, 4:30 p.m., 6th hour of shift), aged 31, Hewer, the pony, with two full tubs, had stuck on an incline, and deceased was assisting to start them when the pony backed, and deceased, who had his back to the tubs with his hands spragged against a baulk, received such injuries to the spine that he died the same night [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Crags, Thomas, 29 Nov 1965, aged 29

Crawford, -, 30 Sep 1849, [Not Employed], a woman named Crawford, residing with her son-in-law at Crofton Mills, committed an act of self-destruction by throwing herself down the Cowpen North Pit

Cuffe, Martin, 27 Feb 1902, aged 23, Miner

Dale, George D., 15 Apr 1957, (accident: 12 Apr 1957), aged 45, killed by a fall of stone

Dalrymple, Joseph, 16 Feb 1848, aged 49, crushed by a waggon when it ran over him

Davidson, John Richard, 31 Dec 1911, (accident: 30 Dec 1911), aged 36, Hewer, crushed by runaway tubs

Delaney, Ralph, 23 Jun 1862, killed by a fall of stone - left a widow and young children

Dickinson, Thomas, 03 Apr 1918, aged 36, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Dixon, Thomas, 05 Sep 1850, aged 30, Pitman, Wound From Pick

Docherty, Andrew Harbottle, 13 Mar 1861, aged 13, Miner, run over by tubs

Dodds, George, 26 Jan 1892, 6:00 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 38, Shifter, deceased and two other men were getting down "canch," which they thought to be very strong, but as they were drilling a shot hole, the stone suddenly fell and caught the deceased [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Dodds, John, 24 Apr 1885, aged 12, Driver, killed by a fall of stone

Dodds, John, 28 Nov 1889, aged 67, Hewer, killed by a fall of roof

Donkin, Robert, 24 Jun 1871, aged 54, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Dowey, George, 21 Dec 1882, (accident: 14 Dec 1882), aged 40, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone from roof

Eadington, David, 09 Dec 1915, aged 24, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Fenwick, James, 10 Dec 1886, aged 12, Driver, crushed by tubs

Gibson, George, 03 Aug 1905, aged 36, Stoneman [More information ...]

Gledson, John, 16 Oct 1912, aged 46, Stoneman, died from blood poisoning

Gleghorn, -, 27 Jun 1848, aged 9, [Not employed], run over by waggons on the waggon way

Glover, Joseph, 03 Jun 1874, (accident: 21 Apr 1874), aged 33, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Graham, John, 30 Jan 1905, aged 37, Wagon Shifter [More information ...]

Green, William, 14 Oct 1872, aged 17, Timber Leader, killed by a fall of stone

Hall, George, 15 Jan 1973, aged 57, Power Loader, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Earsdon Cemetery

Harron, James, 06 Jan 1881, aged 41, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Hatherick, George, 28 Feb 1879, aged 62, Wasteman, fell on railway on colliery branches and broke his leg

Henry, Thomas, 05 Mar 1906, (accident: 20 Sep 1905), aged 72, Farm Labourer, on 20th September, 1905, deceased while engaged at the granary went up a ladder to get some hay down when he either fell off the ladder or it was displaced and caused his fall; he was not seriously hurt and the accident was not reported to me but on his death it was thought that it might have some connection; an inquest was held after a post-mortem examination when medical evidence showed that death was due to cancer of the bowels and so the jury found.

Heron, William, 18 Feb 1852, aged 77, Pitman, crushed by cage

Herron, Stephen, 15 Mar 1841, aged 30, Shaft Man, killed whilst repairing the shaft, unmarried, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton [More information ...]

Hindmarsh, John, 31 Mar 1846, aged 21, Pitman, killed by a fall of stone

Hindmarsh, Joseph, 16 Sep 1856, aged 16, Driver, killed by a fall of stone

Hogg, Joseph, 20 Jun 1879, aged 17, Incline Braker, crushed by tubs on inclined plane

Hunter, Robert, 26 Jan 1854, aged 81, Pitman, killed by a fall of stone

Hymers, Joseph, 16 Sep 1856, aged 16, Driver, killed by a fall of stone

Jackson, Robert, 13 Jan 1950, aged 56, Conveyor Puller Up, killed by a fall of stone

Johnstone, James P., 18 Sep 1969, aged 21, Transit, struck by set

Lacey, John, 09 Apr 1879, (accident: 21 Oct 1878), aged 15, Driver, run over by tubs

Laws, William, 29 Nov 1845, aged 45, Overman, killed by a fall of stone

Liversidge, David, 09 Jul 1963, aged 45

Luke, Ralph, 09 Mar 1909, (accident: 08 Mar 1909), aged 19, Coal Cutter attendant, fall of roof stone at longwall face

McKeown, John, 01 Jul 1903, aged 15, Endless Rope Attendant, deceased attended a short subsidiary endless rope haulage near the shaft, and his duty was to stand in a manhole, to which point the empty tubs gravitated, and attach them to the rope, which ran underneath them, by short lashing chains; while so engaged he appears to have gone further forward than usual and was crushed between the tub and side of road. The manager promised to make more room at the side.

Moorcroft, James, 30 Mar 1919, (accident: 19 Feb 1919), aged 64, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Mordue, William, 21 Sep 1874, aged 55, Horse Keeper, crushed by a pony

Morgan, Thomas, 28 Sep 1886, aged 30, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Morton, Charles, 02 Jan 1875, (accident: 11 Aug 1874), aged 54, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Muscrop, James, 12 Jan 1893, aged 67, Sawmill Man, fell dead in the yard

Needham, Joseph, 25 Jul 1908, (accident: 12 Jan 1904), aged 43, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Ogle, George, 08 Nov 1915, aged 55, Brakesman, crushed by machine

Quin, Daniel, 29 May 1868, aged 14, Driver, crushed by tub

Quin, James, 22 Apr 1882, aged 14, Driver, head crushed between tub and roof

Reavley, Charles, 04 Oct 1890, 2:30 p.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 53, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Cowpen Cemetery

Reay, Francis, 15 Mar 1841, aged 32, Master Sinker, killed whilst repairing the shaft, left a wife and five children [More information ...]

Reay, James, 15 Mar 1841, aged 38, Shaft Man, killed whilst repairing the shaft, left a wife and six children [More information ...]

Reay, William Thirtle, 29 Oct 1937, aged 16, Haulage Hand, crushed by tub

Redford, Joseph, 25 Apr 1877, aged 16, Putter, head jammed between top of tub and plank

Redman, Matthew, 09 Nov 1949, aged 31, Conveyor Puller Up, killed by a fall of stone

Rhodes, Richard Davison, 04 Dec 1872, (accident: 05 Nov 1872), aged 12, Screener, crushed by waggons, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton

Richardson, Matthew, 24 Feb 1866, aged 39, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone

Rix, George, 11 May 1908, (accident: 12 Mar 1908), aged 39, Stoneman, scratched his knee in the pit and blood poisoning supervened

Robson, John, 13 Feb 1859, aged 22, Labourer, crushed by waggons at surface

Robson, Thomas, 23 Apr 1911, aged 23, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Rochester, Edward, 16 Dec 1877, (accident: 06 Dec 1877), aged 70, Labourer, discharging timber, a piece fell off and broke his leg

Roper, William, 16 Dec 1920, (accident: 15 Dec 1920), aged 57, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Russell, Tom, 22 Feb 1922, aged 22

Rutherford, Andrew, 16 Aug 1865, aged 15, Miner, killed by a fall of stone

Scott, -, 19 Jun 1855, tubs fell on him and killed him

Scott, William, 04 Jan 1871, aged 23, Hewer, getting out of cage after starting

Short, John, 28 Aug 1884, aged 38, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Short, William, 14 Jul 1875, aged 45, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Simm, Henry, 13 Dec 1877, aged 39, Hewer, stone fell from roof ; slippery parting

Simpson, John, 01 Dec 1890, (accident: 28 Nov 1890, 2:30 p.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 21, Hewer, dropped a candle accidentally into his cartridge box and exploded the powder burning him, died from his injuries (burns to face,arms & legs)

Spooner, John William, 10 May 1911, aged 14, Driver, run over by tubs

Stirling, John, 25 Jun 1880, aged 49, Hewer, fall of stone from the roof

Tate, Robert, 21 Aug 1905, aged 24, Cartman, deceased, with the assistance of the colliery storekeeper, loaded his cart with 16 bags of chopped hay, each bag holding 6 stones; he was last seen by the storekeeper arranging his bags: no one saw the accident happen, but he was found soon after lying on the ground near the granary door injured about the head and the horse and cart away from him with the load intact. The horse was a quiet animal and there was nothing to startle it in the neighbourhood. The doctor found his neck was broken. Probably he had fallen off the cart on to his head. The Jury found that he had been crushed by the cart wheel

Todd, John, 12 Jul 1850, aged 52, Pitman, killed by a fall of stone

Trudgeon, John, 23 Mar 1867, aged 36, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Tully, Michael, 06 Apr 1872, aged 40, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Tunney, William, 14 Sep 1848, aged 22, Pitman, killed by a fall of coal

Turnbull, George Bickerton, 19 Feb 1913, aged 46, Hewer, deceased was employed filling coal at the gate end; an empty tub had been brought in, and the practice was to drop the front wheels over the end of the rails into small holes dinted into the floor to get more filling height; he appears to have been cleaning one of these holes out when a stone 3 feet. 6 inches by 2 feet 4 inches by 10 inches fell, fatally injuring him; the stone came from the edge of the canch, and a pair of gears was canted out

Turnbull, Henry, 28 Oct 1887, aged 19, Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Turnbull, John Dixon, 04 Feb 1882, aged 14, Driver, crushed by tubs on rolleyway

Turner, James, 16 Feb 1895, (accident: 11 Jan 1895, 4:00 p.m., 9th hour of shift), aged 17, Putter, fall of stone; whilst sitting in what was considered a safe place the stone fell without warning

Turner, Thomas, 18 Dec 1815, Furnace keeper, killed at the old pit Cowpen ; he was riding and when very near the top, a link of the chain gave way at the weld and he fell to the bottom. The other furnace keeper went down immediately before it is supposed that the link had given way some time before and remained undiscovered ‘till the accident happened (NEIMME Ref: Bud-30-p36)

Tweedy, William, 01 May 1869, aged 19, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal

Watson, A. E., 11 Aug 1950, aged 33, Datal, struck by runaway set

Weightman, Robert, 03 Apr 1916, aged 65, Shifter, crushed by cage

Willis, John William Battersby, 04 Nov 1963, aged 57, Composite, crushed by machinery

Wright, Joseph, 15 Mar 1841, aged 37, Shaft Man, killed whilst repairing the shaft, left a wife and three children [More information ...]

Yellowley, Stanley, 22 Sep 1955, aged 33, Air Pick Operator, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Cowpen Cemetery

Young, George, 22 Aug 1836, aged 7, Trapper, killed by a fall of stone

Young, Ralph, 07 Jan 1864, aged 66, Miner, killed by a fall of stone