Eskett Pit (Iron Ore)

Birkett, John, 06 Nov 1874, aged 40, Labourer, crushed between two railway waggons

Bowles, Thomas, 22 Aug 1876, aged 55, Miner, Was one of four men working in the low bottom of No.3 pit. Th ecage did not run down so far except for two hours each day to draw metal. The men ascended and descended to and from the eye above by means of ladders. His mates notinced that he was as they say stupid from drink and about 5 am he went to lay down a while. They saw him no more but on proceeding to the bank about 6 he was missed and on a search being made his body was found a the bottom of the shaft. It is supposed he went up the ladder and had fallen. His bait bottle was found at the eye.

Brown, Michael, 19 May 1876, aged 30, Miner, he and another had been taking ore off from the side of a working when it came away, it removed a set of wood which brought a run of shale. He was trapped for 7 hours and when got out, suffocated.

Cameron, Thomas, 16 Sep 1873, aged 25, Miner, killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Carty, Thomas, 18 Sep 1890

Close, John, 12 Apr 1886, aged 48, died from natural causes whilst at work in the pit

Curlett, John, 22 Mar 1880, aged 22, Miner, fall of ore from roof [More information ...]

Daniel, Richard, 14 Jan 1868, Miner, killed by a fall of ore from the roof

Hale, Lewis, 30 May 1875, aged 30, Banksman, the explosion of some dynamite which had been left under the bench in the eye in which he was working. He was alone at the time and no evidence could be obtained as to the cause of the explosion. Several witnesses at the inquest deposed there being no detonators with the dynamite.

Haley, Patrick, 21 Mar 1877, (accident: 09 Mar 1877), aged 55, Miner, fall of metal from roof of working

Hughes, Peter, 16 Sep 1873, aged 18, Miner, killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Kermode, John, 20 Jun 1878, aged 28, Miner, killed by a fall of roof

McGrory, Bernard, 25 Nov 1875, (accident: 21 Nov 1875), Miner's Labourer, found with a large cut on the back of his head, and quite insensible

Neven, Thomas, 19 Oct 1877, aged 44, Miner, fall from roof

O'Bryon, Philip John, 04 Dec 1870, (accident: 14 Nov 1870), aged 50, Miner, a piece of iron ore fell down the shaft, and fractured his skull, he was taken home, where he lingered until Sunday, when he finally succumbed to the injury he had received

Phillips, Joseph, 07 Apr 1874, aged 30, Miner, falling down the shaft out of the cage, cause unknown

Pool, John, 25 Feb 1875, aged 30, Miner, the falling of a mass of iron ore from the roof of the drift in which he was working. The drift was timbered all through and was supposed to be safe

Southward, John Robinson, 04 Jun 1879, aged 67, Miner, Crushed by bogie at foot of brake road.

Stainton, William, 02 Jun 1879, aged 26, Miner, fall of ore from roof, Buried: St. Paul's churchyard, Frizington

Thompson, John, 03 Jul 1877, aged 63, Underground Manager, waggon ran over his body on pit top

Williams, Griffith, 23 Jan 1874, aged 30, Miner, fall of ground from roof through him having removed a prop which the underground agent had ordered him not to remove