Florence (Iron Ore)

Birbeck, James Mason, Apr 1934, aged 60, Miner, died from silicosis?

Blackburn, Thomas, 18 Jan 1927, aged 50, killed by a fall of roof, address: 15, Thorn Road, Thornhill ; his son (also called Thomas) was killed in the same mine in 1937

Blackburn, Thomas, 14 Sep 1937, aged 22, Filling Labourer, was pushing a bogie into the working to load with ore when a section of the roof fell from a height of approx. 7 ft killing him instantly ; his father (also called Thomas) was killed in the same mine in 1927, Buried: Egremont Cemetery

Bristoe, James K., 17 Dec 1962, aged 32, killed by a fall of stone from the side

Bristoe, James K., 17 Dec 1963

Byrne, Arthur, 09 Oct 1940, aged 17, Miner's Helper, he was sent to assist a miner with the timbering of his working, at the time of the accident he was removing mineral from the side of the working to enable them to leg one of the headtrees when a lump of ore broke away from the loose side and knocked apart two headtrees, one of which in falling struck deceased (fracture of cervical vertebra), address: 73 Briscoe Mount, Egremont; his father (Lawrence) was killed in the same mine in 1925

Byrne, Lawrence, 02 Apr 1925, aged 34, fatally injured as the result of a fall of roof; his son (Arthur) was killed in the same mine in 1940

Campbell, James, 15 Oct 1951, aged 56, died from silicosis

Carruthers, John, 26 May 1944, aged 50, Crusher Attendant, deceased was found lying unconscious at the bottom of the crusher and conveyor foundations where he had gone to clean out a drain. For some unknown reason he appears to have climbed to a higher part of the crusher bed when he was struck on the head by the fasteners of the crusher belt drives – fractured skull; address: 52 Crossfield Road, Cleator Moor

Cox, William, 02 Nov 1925, aged 21, fatally crushed by a fall of roof, address: 15, Fletcher Street, Cleator Moor

Dakin, George, 03 Oct 1952, aged 49, died from silicosis

Heron, Cornelius, 20 Jan 1955, aged 61, died from silicosis

Hetherington, William, 14 Jun 1946, aged 66, Changehouse Attendant, died from silicosis, address: 28 Park View, Castle Croft, Egremont

Hetherington, William Henry, 14 Jan 1937, aged 44, he was dressing roof in the working when a piece of ore weighing about half a ton came away from a slip and caught him on the head and back - fractured skull, address: 7 Thorny Road, Thornhill

Hodgson, Martin, 28 Oct 1928, (accident: 25 Oct 1928), aged 53, Overman, received injuries to the head, face and arm from a shot, address: 63, North Road, Egremont

Lloyd, Joseph Henry, 18 Oct 1919, aged 33 [More information ...]

Mackie, William James, 02 Dec 1955, aged 47, died from silicosis, address: 9 Sunnyside, Castle Croft, Egremont

Marr, Robert, 12 Dec 1933, aged 34, fall of stone and ore from roof [More information ...]

Mulholland, William John, 18 Oct 1919, aged 39 [More information ...]

Postlethwaite, Robert, 21 Mar 1934, aged 49, Miner, died from silicosis?

Reay, Walter, 03 Jan 1949, aged 53, Shiftman, died from silicosis, address: 77 Yeathouse Road, Frizington

Renfrey, James, 14 May 1929, aged 29, found dead under a fall of iron ore, address: 13, St. Bridget's (Brewery) Lane, Egremont

Todd, Richard, 31 Mar 1942, aged 34, a piece of soft ore fell from the roof without any warning and struck him on the head, address: 35 North Road, Egremont

Trodden, John Joseph, 19 Apr 1963, aged 19

Wilkinson, John, 12 Dec 1933, aged 40, fall of stone and ore from roof [More information ...]

Williamson, Stephen, 26 Mar 1947, aged 64, Shot Firer, died from silicosis, address: Furnace House, Cleator Moor

Wilson, William, 06 Nov 1934, aged 37, buried under two tons of ore and was dead when extricated

Woodburn, George, 20 Apr 1937, aged 66, died from silicosis; Inquest Verdict - Fibrosis of lungs; Gangrene; Tubercule; Address: 5 Tyson's Lane, Old Bridge, Egremont

Woollard, John, 22 Jan 1920, Charge Hand, no one witnessed the occurrence, but it is supposed that with the swinging of the "kibble" deceased became dizzy and overbalanced, falling to the bottom, a distance of fifty feet; address: 33, Mill House, Egremont, leaves a widow and five children, four of whom are step-children