Deaf Hill Colliery

1891 - No. 3 shaft, Deaf Hill Colliery, was sunk by Mr. Frank Coulson from the surface to the Harvey Seam, for the Trimdon Coal Company.

1944 - Hutton seam closed, 160 workers transferred to Blackhall

1955 - Surface operations combined with Wingate

Anderson, Richard Welsh, 29 Mar 1956, aged 29, Fitter, acute renal failure due to shock subsequent on multiple injuries sustained by being crushed between two coal trucks, Buried: Deaf Hill Cemetery

Armstrong, John, 18 Sep 1930, aged 44, Cutter, killed by a fall of stone

Armstrong, Thomas, 12 Feb 1897, aged 35, Hewer, Killed by a fall of stone from between two slips, in longwall face, Buried: St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley [More information ...]

Atkinson, W., 28 Jul 1937, aged 15, Waggonway Man, runaway tubs

Baldwin, J., 24 Apr 1940, (accident: 23 Apr 1940), aged 22, Haulage, crushed between tubs

Bedford, George, 19 Sep 1937, aged 53, Overman, suffocated by an underground fire, Buried: Deaf Hill Cemetery [More information ...]

Bedford, Reginald, 06 Apr 1952, aged 50, dragged into the conveyor belt while manually cleaning, address: King's Road, Wingate

Bent, J., 21 May 1917, aged 46, Stoneman, crushed

Bracknell, Barry, 13 May 1953, (accident: 12 May 1953), aged 17, crushed when the cage moved without warning and died in hospital the following day, Buried: Deaf Hill Cemetery

Butterfield, George, 04 Aug 1919, aged 35, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone in the drift heading from the Harvey to the Hutton seam [More information ...]

Buxton, Samuel, 10 Jan 1895, (accident: 09 Jan 1895, 2:40 p.m., 1st hour of shift), aged 48, Horse Keeper, severely crushed by cage moving while he was getting out at a mouthing, Buried: St. Paul's Churchyard, Trimdon Station [More information ...]

Carr, Matthew, 25 Feb 1930, (accident: 17 Feb 1930), aged 53, Hewer, died from septic poisoning after receiving a cut whilst at work ; residence: Watson's Buildings, South Wingate (his son, also called Matthew, was killed at Fishburn Colliery in 1919), Buried: Station Town Cemetery, Wingate

Carter, Joseph, 17 Nov 1925, aged 30, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Carter, William Bewick, 12 Jul 1923, aged 34, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Charlton, Gardiner Jackson, 13 Sep 1940, aged 44, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery

Clarke, Charles, 18 May 1899, aged 33, Hewer, He was hewing in a lift in the brokens, when a stone, 9 feet long, fell away at a vertical slip close to the coal face and caught and killed him.

Clarke, David, 26 Aug 1922, (accident: 16 Aug 1922), aged 48, Stoneman, head injuries

Crogan, Michael, 24 May 1902, aged 57, Hewer, died from injuries received while at work in the pit on July 24th, 1895

Darby, William Barlow, 28 Jul 1925, (accident: 15 Jul 1925), aged 19, Putter, died from injuries received, Buried: St. Paul's Churchyard, Trimdon Station

Dart, John, 16 Feb 1895, 3:20 p.m., 10th hour of shift, aged 24, Banksman, descending the pit on the top of cage, when the two collided at meetings, and he was thrown down the shaft [More information ...]

Dent, James Anthony, 17 Oct 1938, aged 37, Cutter, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Trimdon Grange Cemetery

Derbyshire, James, 18 Sep 1906, (accident: 16 Aug 1906), aged 56, Hewer, He died on September 18th from epilepsy said to have been brought on by shock to the nervous system due to an injury to his back caused by lifting a piece of coal into a tub.

Duckworth, J., 03 Dec 1942, aged 43, Puller Up, killed by a fall of stone

Eadsforth, James, 11 Apr 1930, (accident: 07 Apr 1930), aged 16, Landing Lad, blow to foot, died in Hartlepool Hospital, address: 2 Church Street, Trimdon Foundry, Buried: St. Paul's Churchyard

Flannighan, Philip, 05 Aug 1891, (accident: 30 Jul 1891, 3:50 p.m., 10th hour of shift), aged 16, Driver, crushed by tub siding over onto him, he neglected to use sprags

Frain, Michael, 28 Feb 1927, aged 46, Stoneman, crushed

Gaskell, Edward, 16 May 1934, aged 22, Cleaner Out, killed by a fall of stone, single man, of Lord Street, Trimdon, Buried: St. Paul's Churchyard, Trimdon Station [More information ...]

Gill, G., 12 Feb 1941, aged 54, Puller Up, killed by a fall of stone

Gill, Joseph, 14 Dec 1926, aged 34, Hewer, Buried: St. Paul's Churchyard, Trimdon Station

Gorton, Thomas, 14 Aug 1907, aged 14, Driver, his head was crushed by an empty tub against the wall side when driving

Goundry, James, 16 Apr 1912, (accident: 13 Jan 1912), aged 40, Hewer, whilst helping a putter to lift a tub he strained himself so severely that he was unable to work again, and he died on April 16th; a post-mortem examination revealed a bad rupture of the aorta

Grafton, Joseph, 05 Jul 1918, (accident: 28 Jun 1918), aged 21, Waggonwayman, he was kicked on the chest by a pony while assisting to take several in-bye

Gray, John William, 13 Jul 1905, (accident: 25 Jan 1902), aged 26, Waggonwayman, Caught by empty set when taking wrong way on 25th January, 1902. Died on 13th July, 1905 [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Gregson, Christopher, 19 Oct 1938, aged 41, Cutter, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard/Cemetery, Wingate

Hackworth, George Daniel, 15 Nov 1901, (accident: 23 Oct 1901), aged 39, Hewer, when hewing with another man a fall of stone took place and fractured his spine and injured his head

Hackworth, Robert H., 27 Jun 1906, (accident: 25 Mar 1902), aged 61, Slightly injured on 25th March 1902. Died 27th June, 1906.

Harper, Robert H., 17 Aug 1940, aged 51, electrocuted, Buried: Trimdon Grange Cemetery

Hayes, Thomas, 1916, [details unknown]

Hewart, William, 26 Apr 1899, aged 25, Helper Up, He was sitting at the end of his tub, in a hewer's place, waiting for the tub being filled, when a stone fell from the roof and killed him.

Hilton, Harry, 22 Nov 1940, aged 34, Cutter, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Station Town Cemetery, Wingate

Joicey, Robert, 31 Oct 1925, (accident: 11 Jan 1924), aged 54, Hewer, his hand was trapped by a fall of stone, he died under anaesthetic while having his finger amputated

Jones, Thomas James, 13 Aug 1940, aged 29, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Deaf Hill Cemetery

Jones, William, 03 Sep 1903, aged 57, Hewer, alleged to have died from injuries received by falling on flat sheets, but a post-mortem examination showed death was due to natural causes

Kent, George, 12 Feb 1897, aged 30, Hewer, Killed by a fall of stone from between two slips, in longwall face [More information ...]

Laverick, John, 08 Jul 1929, (accident: 22 Jun 1928), aged 37, Hewer, fall, Buried: Trimdon Grange Cemetery

MacDougall, Alfred E., 26 Nov 1909, aged 20, Putter, He was following his pony outbye when a fall of roof occurred and killed him. It is probable that the pony knocked out the timber set to support the roof

Magee, Francis William, 29 Jul 1937, (accident: 28 Jul 1937), aged 28, Putter, runaway tubs, Buried: St. Peter and St. Paul (Catholic) Burial Ground

Makepeace, William, 30 Jul 1921, aged 52, Deputy Overman, killed by a fall of stone

Marley, Robert, 26 May 1902, aged 36, Hewer, he and other 11 men were being let down the shaft in the cage, and when near the bottom the winding engineman did not stop the cage and it went hard on the keps, and deceased was thrown out and crushed between the cage and flat sheets ; the other men were all more or less injured ; the ascending cage was overwound, but the detaching hook caught it, Buried: St. Paul's Churchyard, Trimdon Station [More information ...]

Marshall, Ralph, 26 Feb 1924, 3.0 am., 6th hour of shift, aged 36, Stoneman, while deceased was assisting to clear away some debris from a putting road in a broken district, the strata suddenly began to weight, and before he could get clear he was caught on the neck and shoulders by a piece of stone, 6 ft. by 4 ft. by 16 ins. thick, which burst out from the side partly over the coal head. He sustained a broken neck and died almost immediately. The "weighting" was due to a movement in the goaf which was only 25 yards away

Mason, Leslie Richard, 12 Jun 1925, (accident: 05 Jun 1925), aged 19, Putter, crushed ribs, Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard/Cemetery, Wingate

McLaughlin, Patrick, 12 Jun 1899, (accident: 05 Jun 1899), aged 17, Helper Up, Assisting putter to push an empty tub up a "hitch," when he slipped and sprained himself internally. Died on the 12th instant. [More information ...]

McMahon, Michael, 25 Nov 1893, (accident: 21 Nov 1893, 12:50 p.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 51, Hewer, Broken thigh, injury to back, and other bruises by a fall of stone. Died on the 25th.

Mellon, Jasper, 11 Apr 1902, aged 29, Hewer, committed suicide by jumping down the winding shaft

Minto, Clement, 19 Jun 1893, 11:00 p.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 38, Stoneman, While engaged enlarging shaft siding a large piece of side stone fell from a breaker., Buried: St. Paul's Churchyard, Trimdon Station

Morgan, William Hedley, 01 Apr 1922, (accident: 04 Jan 1922), aged 26, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard/Cemetery, Wingate

Myers, Charles, 10 May 1911, aged 33, died from injuries received, Buried: Station Town Cemetery, Wingate

Myers, Samuel David, 18 Sep 1937, aged 40, Pumpman, suffocated by an underground fire, Buried: Trimdon Grange Cemetery [More information ...]

Nicholson, Albert, 17 Dec 1963, aged 37, Buried: Trimdon Grange Cemetery

Orton, Thomas, 22 Apr 1915, aged 49, Deputy, he had prepared three shots for firing, he went to the battery which was about 29 yards from the face, and fired one shot, then went to see the result; after returning to the battery he was kneeling with his back to the second shot when he fired; the blast caught him, injured his spine and he bled to death

Priestley, George Bevan, 14 Jul 1937, aged 32, Deputy, amputation of feet, Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard/Cemetery, Wingate

Pryor, James, 21 Sep 1889, aged 45, Fireman, killed by steam boiler explosion [More information ...]

Pugh, John, 12 Sep 1905, aged 41, Hewer, Fall of stone at face while hewing in a jud. A very large fall of 20 or more tons came away from a slip knocking out the timber and killing deceased on the spot. It gave no warning

Ringer, Joseph William, 28 Dec 1937, aged 18, Flatter, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Deaf Hill Cemetery

Routledge, Robert, 15 Jun 1933, (accident: 06 May 1933), aged 17, Driver, died from injuries received, Buried: Station Town Cemetery, Wingate

Sedgwick, Arnold Stanley, Sep 1944, aged 55, killed when hit by block and tackle, taken to Hartlepool Hospital

Seedhouse, C., 18 Apr 1939, aged 25, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Skelton, Arthur, 07 Feb 1900, aged 15, Driver, He was coming down a landing with a full set when he slipped and fell in front of the tubs, which run on to and killed him.

Smiles, Lawrence Andrew, 08 Nov 1944, aged 33, Stoneman, Buried: St. Paul's Churchyard, Trimdon Station

Terrans, George William, 08 Sep 1917, aged 55, Buried: St. Paul's Churchyard, Trimdon Station

Thornton, Ernest, 10 Jan 1935, aged 37, Cutter, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. Paul's Churchyard, Trimdon Station

Todd, Ambrose, 16 May 1934, aged 25, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone, married, of Council Houses, Deaf Hil, Buried: St. Paul's Churchyard, Trimdon Station [More information ...]

Wales, Luke W., 27 Aug 1938, aged 50, Winding Engineman, died at his post on Saturday afternoon, he had just brought the cage to a standstill at the surface when he was seen to lurch forward in his chair

Walters, Ralph, 11 Oct 1892, 1:10 p.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 33, Signalman, left his work and went round to a new pit just sunk, when he fell into a sump and was drowned [More information ...]

Watts, Thomas, 09 Nov 1935, (accident: 08 Nov 1935), aged 30, Filler, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. Paul's Churchyard, Trimdon Station

Wright, William, 27 Sep 1892, (accident: 09 Sep 1892, 2:30 p.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 31, Hewer, a slight injury to his thumb by a fall of stone, he died from blood poisoning from the effects of it