Lindal Moor (Iron Ore)

1914 - Abandoned

Atkinson, Henry Edward, 20 Nov 1870, (accident: 13 Nov 1870), aged 28, Engineman, injured foot - died from lock jaw

Bell, William, 09 Aug 1871, aged 33, Miner, a large stone or piece of ore fell from one side of the pit upon him, and broke both legs and one arm, he was released as soon as possible, and taken to the mouth of the shaft, but before that was accomplished he was dead. Deceased leaves a widow and two children

Boast, Samuel, 03 Apr 1864, aged 40, a large quantity of ore fell upon the deceased, breaking his legs and otherwise internally injuring him

Boast, William, 23 Dec 1873, aged 16, Labourer, he was crushed between two iron ore trucks

Bolton, Alexander, 04 Mar 1856, (accident: 14 Feb 1856), aged 11, Gin Driver, entagled in machinery, lived for 19 days after the accident

Brocklebank, John, 17 Apr 1914, aged 30, Miner, deceased was engaged in a small robbery working, when a fall of roof suddenly occurred and killed him instantly; he was alone at the time of the accident, but the workmen in an adjoining place heard the fall and reached him in a few minutes, to find him pinned to the floor by a lump of stone on his head; deceased was a capable miner, in whom the management had great confidence; only one shift was worked in the place, and an official inspection had not been made since the previous day

Brocklebank, Richard, 23 Dec 1834, Miner, killed by an explosion [Date of Report]

Bulger, John, 18 Jul 1867, aged 26, Miner, caught by the cage, his neck was dislocated, and death was almost instantaneous, leaves a wife and two children

Burch, William, 11 Jan 1881, aged 55, Miner, killed by a fall of roof

Burns, James, 11 Aug 1873, aged 53, Iron ore miner, killed by a fall of roof

Butcher, John, 04 Oct 1878, aged 55, Ore Picker, crushed by a waggon

Caddy, Philip, 19 Dec 1860, aged 40, Miner, fell down the shaft

Clarke, John, 09 Mar 1877, aged 46, Miner, the falling from the roof of 20 to 30 tons of stone and dirt, whereby the head-trees were broken, and deceased was fastened in between two large stone; the refuse coming from above, it is supposed, suffocated him - he could not be released for over 4 hours

Close, Richard, 14 Jan 1871, aged 63, Labourer, fell down shaft

Cranke, William, 25 Nov 1868, aged 46, Miner, killed by an explosion of gunpowder while setting up a shot

Crellin, John, 22 Feb 1859, aged 26, piece of iron from shaft top came loose and knocked them off the cage [More information ...]

Crow, William, 20 Jun 1891, 10:15 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 34, Iron Ore Miner, the deceased and his mates were engaged at the face of a working getting ore, and on hearing a crack, he rushed out and was caught by a fall, which occurred some distance from the face; the piece that fell had a "chock" under it which was "reeled" out by the fall [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Daw, William, 23 Jul 1880, aged 40, Miner, killed by a fall of ore

Dunstan, Charles, 04 Jul 1873, aged 15, Labourer, falling away from the ladder in coming up the pit

Eccles, Robert, 24 Mar 1880, aged 81, Repairer, fell from cage

Hannah, John, 25 Oct 1905, aged 68, Labourer, While deceased was engaged in a cutting on a surface tramway at the mines, he suddenly dropped down and expired. The doctor had been attending him for heart disease and gave a certificate that death was due to that cause, and no inquest was held

Higgin, William, 08 Jul 1879, aged 46, Miner, killed by a fall of roof

High, Brian, 24 Aug 1887, aged 65, Miner, slip from roof keeled timber out and buried deceased

High, James, 25 Feb 1866, (accident: 24 Feb 1866), aged 42, killed by a piece of iron hitting him on the head in the shaft

High, Miles, 26 Apr 1881, aged 21, Miner, fell down shaft

High, William, 11 Oct 1875, aged 48, Underground captain, he went to the bottom of a sinking shaft and was suffocated either by carbonic acid gas or the fumes resulting from the explosion of dynamite

Highley, James, 11 Oct 1858, fell down shaft

Hocking, Joseph, 14 Sep 1880, aged 26, Miner, killed by a shot

Hodgson, Joseph, 05 May 1906, aged 32, Locomotive Fireman, This accident happened during shunting operations. The fireman got off the locomotive with the object of walking past the slowly moving waggons (the gradient at that point being in favour of the load) to turn them into a siding. The lever regulating the points was on the opposite side, and, in attempting to cross in front of the waggons, he was caught and run over. He died at the Ulverston Hospital on the same day.

Hodgson, Richard, 20 Oct 1877, aged 50, Miner, very heavy fall of ground which broke the head-trees

Holdsworth, William, 30 Aug 1882, aged 28, Waggoner, run over by a waggon

Holmes, A. E. L., 09 Mar 1888, aged 18, Trailer, knocked off cage and fell down pit; after rapping for the cage to ascend from the 55 fathom level, he got on, then returned to put down a fence rail; he then attempted to get on cage whilst in motion, being partially on it, he was caught against the roof of "eye" and knocked down pit

Holmes, John, 24 Jul 1879, aged 30, Miner, killed by a fall of roof

Jackson, John, 02 Oct 1887, aged 38, Miner, after firing two shots in their working places, deceased and his mate had their breakfast; on returning to the working a short time afterwards deceased's mate heard the timber crack and shouted to him to come out of his place a short time until it settled, Jackson replied that it was all right, immediately the whole place collapsed burying the deceased

Jackson, Thomas, 22 Jan 1898, aged 26, Miner, A large piece of stone fell, without warning, from the side of the working place. It had been examined about an hour previously, and was considered perfectly safe [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Jacques, John, 08 Oct 1880, aged 40, Miner, explosion of dynamite

Johnson, Richard, 13 Nov 1886, aged 36, Miner, fall of ore from roof; the two deceased and another man were engaged in driving a place in the ore, and had it timbered within 4 feet 6 inches of the face, and were engaged in setting another set of timber close to the face, when a fall came without the slightest warning and knocked out two sets of timber, which fell on the deceased and killed them [More information ...]

Johnson, William, 18 Apr 1887, aged 42, Miner, the deceased and his mate had fired a shot hole four times in a large piece of ore in the roof of the working, and had rent it; the deceased wished to pass under the piece that had been blasted, his mate warned him it was not safe to do so, before his mate could prevent him, he stepped underneath it, when it immediately fell killing him on the spot; this was a case of gross carelessness

Kendal, James, 05 Mar 1840, aged 52, sitting on a plank when the ground fell and buried them [More information ...]

Kinrade, John Joseph, 28 Jan 1901, (accident: 10 Jan 1901), aged 50, Miner, buried under a sudden fall of rock and metal

Lindsay, Edward, 08 Jan 1877, aged 63, explosion of dynamite

Livesey, -, 31 Jul 1857, killed by a shot

Malone, Robert, 02 Jan 1869, aged 49, Iron Miner, killed by a fall of stone in an Iron Pit [Inquest: 04 Jan 1869], Buried: Pennington Churchyard on 05 Jan 1869

Martin, James, 05 Oct 1877, aged 25, Miner, Roberts was climbing a ladder from bottom of sinking shaft, and when near the top fell off, falling upon and severely injuring Martin, who died on the same evening [More information ...]

Mason, George, 21 Oct 1910, (accident: 18 Oct 1910), aged 56, Miner, Fall of limestone roof. No timber was used, as the roof was considered sound

Minnikin, William, 08 May 1857, (accident: 07 May 1857), buried under a fall of debris

Mollyneaux, James, 11 Dec 1890, 1:15 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 24, Miner, explosion of blasting powder; the deceased was stemming a hole charged with blasting powder with small iron ore, when the charge exploded, causing injuries which resulted in his death

Mossop, Clement, 08 Mar 1881, aged 24, Miner, fell from a ladder in the shaft

Myers, David, Mar 1851, aged 25, found lying dead at the bottom of a pit

Noal, Samuel, 02 Oct 1889, aged 38, Miner, a large stone which was lying on the side of the road, on being disturbed, slipped down a short slope and struck deceased on the leg; he was in a delicate state of health and died from the injuries

Park, John, 04 Feb 1841, 100 tons of earth fell on him

Park, Joseph, 22 Feb 1859, aged 20, piece of iron from shaft top came loose and knocked them off the cage [More information ...]

Porter, William, 19 Dec 1878, aged 36, Miner, fall of loose ore from a bench

Rawlinson, Thomas, 22 Dec 1835, Miner, killed by an explosion of gas [Date of Report]

Richards, John, 30 May 1888, (accident: 29 May 1888), aged 36, Miner, struck on head by piece of rock from a shot; after firing a hole charged with blasting powder, there was a report as from an exploded shot; when deceased went into the working another report was heard, and deceased was struck on the head by a piece of rock, the injuries from which caused his death

Roberts, Nicholas, 05 Oct 1877, aged 50, Miner, Roberts was climbing a ladder from bottom of sinking shaft, and when near the top fell off, falling upon and severely injuring Martin, who died on the same evening [More information ...]

Savage, John, 18 Nov 1854, aged 34, Joiner, fell down shaft in the dark

Sharp, George, 28 Aug 1897, (accident: 27 Aug 1897), aged 19, Locomotive Fireman, Deceased and another man were unloading a barrel of grease at a specially constructed platform. The bottom of the waggon and the platform were practically level, and the proper method was to simply roll the barrels out. Instead of using the planks provided for the purpose, they utilized the rails of a loose fence which were nearer to hand. The rails were too slender and they bent, causing the barrel to roll back on to deceased. He died on the following day [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Simmond, John, 20 Aug 1856, Miner, crushed by a fall

Simpson, Henry, 22 Aug 1866, killed by a fall of roof

Slater, Abram, 18 Sep 1888, (accident: 14 Sep 1888), aged 43, Miner, struck by a piece of ore from a shot; after lighting his shot the deceased retired 45 yards, when a piece of ore thrown by the shot struck him, causing injuries from which he died

Sourbutts, -, 13 Mar 1827, aged 80, Miner

Steel, Isaac, 05 Dec 1843, aged 41, he was accidentally hurt by a piece of iron ore falling on his head, while sinking a shaft for an iron ore pit, of which he subsequently died

Steel, W., 30 Jun 1860, aged 34, killed by a fall of stone, left a wife and three children

Thompson, William, 05 Mar 1840, aged 70, sitting on a plank when the ground fell and buried them [More information ...]

Tyson, John, 04 May 1887, aged 44, Miner, this man fired a shot in the side of the working; on looking at the result a piece of rock fell off the side onto him; if he had examined the place properly after firing the shot, the accident would not have occurred, as his mate at the inquest admitted they both knew this piece of rock to be bad before firing the shot, and they were in a hurry to get their metal out, and being near holiday time they wished to get as much money as possible

Vickers, James, 23 Feb 1872, he was alone at the bottom of the pit, when an iron bar, used in digging, fell from the bucket, on which he had placed it for being hoisted to the surface

Walker, Thomas, 30 Nov 1903, aged 62, Miner, shaft accident [More information ...]

Wallace, William, 02 Jan 1867, Miner, killed in a shaft accident

Walters, Thomas, 16 Apr 1883, aged 40, Miner, killed by a fall of ore

Wharton, Richard, 13 Nov 1886, aged 36, Miner, fall of ore from roof; the two deceased and another man were engaged in driving a place in the ore, and had it timbered within 4 feet 6 inches of the face, and were engaged in setting another set of timber close to the face, when a fall came without the slightest warning and knocked out two sets of timber, which fell on the deceased and killed them [More information ...]

Wilkinson, John, 17 Sep 1901, aged 44, Miner, This accident occurred in a small working, 5 feet wide by 5 feet high, at the top of a rise. Preparation had been made to break out or turn off at the rise top, when a piece of limestone fell from the roof, pushed out the timber, and buried Wilkinson, whose body was not recovered until the lapse of four hours. An official inspection had not been made during the shift, but the mine captain was on his way to the place when the accident occurred [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Wilson, James, 21 May 1861, (accident: 17 May 1861), aged 44, Miner, struck on head by rail falling down shaft

Winder, Jonathan, 22 Aug 1879, aged 25, Miner, killed by a fall of ore

Woodburn, William, 16 Nov 1882, aged 30, Miner, killed by a fall of stone from roof