Hodbarrow (Iron Ore)

Anderson, Michael, 29 Jun 1869, aged 29, Miner, killed whilst blasting rock

Bawden, -, 17 Apr 1919, Miner, primary cause was bronchitis and heart failure, but the death was accelerated by the accident - hit on head by timber

Beetham, James, 21 Jul 1884, aged 51, Labourer, fall of timber from a truck

Bennett, William, 02 Oct 1889, aged 37, Miner, a portion of roof fell on the timbers, knocking them out and killing deceased instantly

Bird, Henry, 26 Dec 1871, Miner, he fell down the shaft about fifteen fathoms, into ten or more of water, he was stunned in the course of his descent by striking against the side of the pit, and was drowned before assistance could be rendered

Bird, Michael, 20 Mar 1923, aged 59, Miner, killed by a heavy fall, address: Haverigg

Blackwell, William John, 06 Apr 1911

Bond, William, 31 Oct 1866, aged 67, fell down dead whilst at work

Bradley, Clifford, 16 Jul 1957, aged 24, Miner, killed by a fall of roof, address: Festival Road, Millom

Brocklebank, Isaac, 25 Apr 1933, explosion caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Burn, Henry, 18 Dec 1880, aged 21, Miner, killed by a fall of ore

Casson, James, 01 Dec 1918, aged 68, Miner, crushed by a fall of rock

Chadwick, Thomas, 20 Dec 1917, aged 39, killed by a fall of roof

Coward, Henry, 11 Feb 1915, aged 57, Miner, crushed by a fall of roof, address: 24, Devonshire Street

Crellin, John, 31 Jul 1879, aged 15, Attending Fan, fell down a hopper

Crellin, William Matthew, 05 Jan 1905, aged 39, Miner [More information ...]

Crisp, Samuel George Boulton, 05 Sep 1919, aged 27, address: 50, Lonsdale Road, Millom [More information ...]

Dearham, William, 31 Jan 1867, Miner, killed by a fall of metal after exploding a shot, left a wife and four children, Buried: Millom Parish Church

Dockeray, Robert, 10 Dec 1918, (accident: 09 Jul 1918), aged 60, Miner, injured by a fall in July, dropped down dead in mine in December

Doidge, Thomas, 30 Nov 1881, aged 36, Miner, killed by a fall of roof

Eccles, Joseph Dickinson, 18 Feb 1915, aged 24, locomotive fell on him

Evans, Edward, 19 Feb 1868, (accident: 10 Feb 1868), aged 44, Miner, died from his injuries after a fall of metal from the roof

Fallows, George Richard, 05 Sep 1919, aged 49, address: Redding Terrace, The Hill [More information ...]

Fallows, John Thomas, 05 Sep 1919, aged 42, address: 10 Cleator Street, Millom, Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Millom [More information ...]

Fitzwilliam, John, 10 Jul 1893, 8:30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 62, Miner, Deceased had lighted the fuse of a shot, and thinking it had mis-fired, returned to the place, when it exploded and killed him [Inspection made]

Gibson, John, 17 Dec 1910

Gillbanks, Albert G. S., 02 Dec 1942, aged 55, killed by a fall of ore [More information ...]

Hefferman, William, 18 Sep 1867, Iron Ore Miner, fell from a scaffold and received injuries from which he died shortly afterwards

Hoggarth, James, 21 Jul 1907, (accident: 01 Nov 1906), aged 22, Miner [More information ...]

Hosking, Solomon, 05 May 1870, aged 35, Miner, crushed by a fall of roof

Jackson, John, 27 Sep 1870, aged 23, Miner, he was engaged dressing the roof of the drift, for the purpose of inserting another course of wood, when part of it fell upon him, crushing him in such a manner about the head and body that death was almost instantaneous

Jackson, John, 17 Oct 1872, (accident: 19 Aug 1872), aged 53, he was preparing blasting cartridges from a tin of powder. It is supposed a spark from a candle fell upon the powder, for it exploded, seriously injuring Jackson about the arm, face, and chest

Jackson, Robert, 24 Jun 1918, aged 36, a piece of rock appears to have slipped from its place overhead, and striking him, killed him instantly

James, William, 17 Dec 1901, aged 31, Miner, Three men were lighting the fuses of five charges, and deceased did not allow himself sufficient time to get away, although he had only a distance of 18 or 20 feet to travel in order to reach a place of safety [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Jeffrey, Richard, 05 May 1872, (accident: 24 Apr 1872), he went beneath the cage, which was descending at the time, and was knocked down by it, and his leg fractured, and very seriously cut

Johnston, John, 25 Mar 1871, (accident: 24 Mar 1871), aged 29, Miner, a head-tree rushed, and falling on him, injured him so severely that he died on the following day

Karraving, Mark, 23 May 1868, run over by a locomotive engine

Kitchen, Henry, 03 Feb 1888, aged 61, Labourer, run over by waggons on tramway at surface; while assisting to shunt some waggons deceased slipped and fell across the metals, the waggon wheel caught him, causing his death

Letcher, John, 21 Dec 1888, aged 48, Miner, struck by plank which fell down rise; deceased sent this plank up the rise, and lashed the rope once round, instead of twice; when near the top of the rise the rope slipped off the plank, which fell on deceased, who was standing at the bottom of the rise; this accident was caused by deceased's own negligence as it is against the rules to stand at the bottom of a rise while anything is being sent up

Long, James Stewart Cameron, 25 Apr 1933, explosion caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Marr, Joseph Harold, 05 Feb 1954, aged 42, fatally injured by a fall of rock

Martin, William H., 02 Dec 1942, aged 32, killed by a fall of ore [More information ...]

Martindale, John, 15 Aug 1888, aged 17, Miner, fall of ore; a headtree at face of working gave way burying him

McCue, James, 27 Apr 1872, Driver, the wagons were going very rapidly when he unyoked his horse, and before he could get out of the way he was caught between the wagons and a pillar, his head and body were much crushed, and he was instantly killed

Mellen, James, 14 Oct 1886, aged 61, Miner, fall of ore; this man was working a narrow place 9 feet wide, 7 feet high, which was timbered within 3 feet 9 inches of the face; after firing a shot the deceased and his two sons who were working with him went into the face to dress the roof down, the deceased had not time to lift his pick before a lump of ore fell and struck him on the back and injured his spine, from which he died

Meloy, John, 26 Nov 1868, aged 27, Miner, killed by a fall of ore from the roof while setting props

Milligan, William, 02 Feb 1887, killed by a fall of earth and timber, Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard

Mills, John, 13 Oct 1910, aged 52, Cager, By a misunderstanding as to the signals deceased, who was at an intermediate level, was lifted instead of lowered, and his head came into contact with the side of the shaft

Moore, John Thomas, 23 Oct 1930

Myers, John, 08 Nov 1889, (accident: 07 Nov 1889), aged 17, Cager, the deceased and another boy were standing on the top of a ladder way, pelting the men going down with clay, and on jumping up hurriedly to run away he struck his head against the roof, which was five feet high; he died on the 8th from injuries received

Newton, George, 07 Apr 1899, aged 42, Miner, The working, which was timbered close up to the face, was almost finished, and, as there was practically nothing but old wood above, the usual practice of chocking the timber tight up to the roof was not followed, no danger being anticipated [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Nicholson, John, 17 Aug 1896, aged 29, Miner, The working in which the accident occurred had holed into another place, and the men were engaged in putting in the last or finishing course of timber to make a through connexion, when a part of the stone roof, some 5 or 6 tons, fell without any warning, killing Nicholson on the spot, and slightly injuring one of the others. The roof had been sounded in the presence of an official about two hours previous, to the accident, and was then considered strong and good [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Northcote, Richard, 01 Sep 1870, Iron Ore Miner, buried by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Osbourne, Thomas, 13 Sep 1871, Miner, a very large quantity of metal fell with such force as to break in the timber, crushing and burying the poor fellow on the spot

Park, James, 25 Mar 1896, aged 19, Onsetter, He was pulling off the second bogie from a double cage at the shaft foot when, in consequence of the engineman missing the "keps" or "snacks" at the pit-top, the cage was suddenly lifted about 5 feet and then dropped back. The unexpected movement caused deceased to slip, and his leg was caught by the cage. Hooks are provided for the onsetters to pull off the empty bogies, but they do not appear to have been generally used. Their regular and systematic use is now enforced [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Park, John, 15 Feb 1918, aged 61, died from natural causes in the mine, address: 19 Kingsland Road, Millom

Patrick, George, 02 Dec 1942, aged 30, killed by a fall of ore [More information ...]

Pattinson, Wilfred, 22 Jul 1949, aged 21, Labourer, he slipped and fell a considerable distance down an iron ore hopper, he was rescued by workmates and given medical attention, but died shortly afterwards; address: Lord Street, Millom

Peart, John, 18 Jan 1875, aged 22, Miner, killed by the explosion of a charge of dynamite caused by the careless handling of the explosive by the deceased and his comrade

Phillips, John, 01 Jul 1905, aged 63, Miner [More information ...]

Phillips, William Henry, 01 Jul 1905, aged 35, Miner [More information ...]

Pope, Joseph, 27 Sep 1918, (accident: 24 Sep 1918), aged 69

Preston, James, 05 Feb 1883, aged 44, Banker, fell down shaft from surface

Reddicliffe, John Lloyd Burns, 07 Jan 1920, aged 41, Miner, address: Devonshire Road, Millom, left a widow and three children

Rigg, George E., 02 Dec 1942, aged 41, killed by a fall of ore [More information ...]

Riley, John Morgan, 10 Feb 1920, aged 50, Miner, he had been working at what is termed "covering the top," fixing some timber supports in the mine; a heavy fall, or possibly two falls, struck him, iImmediate efforts were made to extricate him, but he was dead; address: Main Street, Holborn Hill, Millom

Robinson, William, 03 Aug 1913, (accident: 29 Jul 1913), aged 63, Labourer, a disused gangway, about 20 feet high, was being taken down by four men when it canted over and crushed deceased, who died on 3rd August; the accident might have been prevented by the judicious use of an extra guy rope; plenty of ropes were available, but no one at the time thought that more were required

Rowe, Charles, 19 Oct 1896, aged 27, fell down dead at work

Russell, William, 12 Sep 1867, aged 25, Iron Ore Miner, killed by the premature explosion of a shot

Saunders, William, 12 Jul 1887, aged 40, Miner, the deceased had fired a shot in the working face and commenced to dress the loose ore down, when a piece fell out of the roof between the timbers and the face; the timbers were only 2 feet 6 inches off the face

Sheehan, Thomas, 03 Aug 1866, aged 34, Miner, shaft accident

Slater, John, 10 Apr 1874, aged 27, Miner, killed by a fall of stone from the side of the drift

Smith, Samuel, 20 Aug 1918, aged 69, killed by a fall from the roof

Stanberry, George, 27 May 1875, aged 38, Miner, killed by the giving way of a piece of timber in the forebreast in which he was working

Tanock, George, 01 Sep 1870, Iron Ore Miner, buried by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Truscott, Francis, 10 Jun 1896, aged 48, Miner, He and his mates were employed in an ordinary soft ore working, and were putting in a course of timber when about half a ton of ore fell from the fore-breast and struck deceased. The working place had been visited immediately prior to the accident by an official, who considered the place in good order. The fall came from a shale parting not previously visible [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Wall, Isaac, 07 Aug 1877, aged 33, Miner, crushed by a fall of stone

Welch, Richard John, 19 Sep 1903, aged 13, Ore Picker, Deceased, during his fourth shift at the work, was engaged picking stones out of the ore after it had been loaded into wagons from hoppers, the shoots from which projected about 1 foot over the wagons. After the wagons are loaded they are drawn forward by a locomotive opposite a bench on which the stones are thrown, and this was the boy's proper place, but he appears to have got on to a wagon at the shoot, and had a heap of stones collected ready to throw on to the bench when the wagon reached it. While the locomotive was removing the wagon and others his waistcoat caught on the door of the shoot and he fell to the ground and the next wagon passed over his legs.

Wilson, John, 24 Jan 1870, (accident: 28 Dec 1869), Miner, he had been injured in a pit some weeks ago, by a fall from the roof, and that, after lingering till Monday last, he died

Withycombe, Joseph, 25 Apr 1933, explosion caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Wood, James, 10 Apr 1891, (accident: 07 Apr 1891), aged 71, killed on the railway