Mickley Colliery

Allen, Edward, 23 Oct 1946, aged 27, Haulage Hand, run over by tub

Atkinson, George, 14 Jun 1867, aged 19, Fireman, caught by drum of hauling engine

Batey, Thomas Edward, 23 Aug 1915, aged 47, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Brown, Thomas Stephenson, 06 Feb 1926, (accident: 03 Feb 1926), aged 26, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Charlton, James, 17 Feb 1870, aged 13, Trapper, crushed y a coal tub

Charlton, Joseph, 16 Mar 1869, aged 51, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Cole, Robert, 08 May 1930, aged 53, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Crowe, Samuel, 11 Sep 1882, aged 30, Rolleywayman, killed by a fall of stone from roof

Davidson, Thomas, 23 Sep 1853, aged 11, killed by a fall of stone

Davison, Robert, 17 Jul 1858, aged 13, killed by a collision of tubs

Eddy, Joseph, 12 Apr 1902, (accident: 10 Apr 1902), aged 53, Rolleyway Man, an endless rope haulage road extends southwards from Mickley Colliery to the Hedley Park workings ; this road is underground for its first portion, then traverses the surface and is again underground ; where it passes over the surface it is enclosed as a protection for cattle, &c. ; on this enclosed road the accident happened ; deceased was adjusting a sleeper and was run over by a set of tubs he had not observed

Elliott, Andrew, 16 Feb 1933, aged 31, Coal Cutter, electrocuted

Fawcett, James, 29 May 1936, (accident: 26 May 1936), aged 54, Miner, killed by a fall of stone

Ferguson, William, 24 Apr 1929, (accident: 23 Apr 1929), aged 60, Miner

Gair, John, 09 Feb 1877, aged 21, Hewer, piece of stone fell from roof

Gair, Robert, 13 Oct 1868, aged 12, Trapper, run down by a set of tubs [More information ...]

Glaister, William, 16 Aug 1893, 10:30 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 15, Driver, He was found dead on the road in front of some tubs. It transpired after the accident that the deceased had been unwell on the previous day and had fallen off the "set," and it is supposed that he had had a fit on the day in question [Inquiries made]

Hepple, John, 17 Mar 1914, (accident: 14 Mar 1914), aged 28, Hewer, Deceased was on a full tub riding outbye along an endless rope engine plane, and was knocked off by catching the roof. He was found lying in the travelling way with his spine fractured, and died 3 days later. Riding on the full tubs had become a general practice, and probably had not been prohibited.

Hogg, George, 13 Jun 1889, aged 66, Labourer, while making foundations for an engine was injured by falling from a plank, died afterwards

Hudson, Matthew, 02 Aug 1940, aged 65, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Keeney, John James, 18 Oct 1946, aged 38, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone

Latham, John Dryden, 12 Jul 1912, aged 48, Hewer, deceased's working place was a headways 8 ft. in width; he was sitting about 9 ft. from the face waiting for an empty tub when a stone fell between the props and headtrees killing him instantly

Liddle, James, 1917, [approximate date]

Lowdon, John, 15 Dec 1924, 8.15 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 51, Deputy, Deceased, along with another deputy, was removing a fall of stone on a rolleyway, 7 ft. 6 ins. wide and 9 ft. high, to the parting from which the stone had fallen. There was a distance of 12 ft. between the upstanding baulks at the edges of the fall. Contrary to good pit practice, they commenced to clear the fall first, intending to timber up to cavity afterwards. Deceased was shovelling stones when a piece of roof, 5 ft. 6 ins. by 2 ft. and 20 ins. thick, fell and struck his head, killing him instantly

McLachlan, William, 16 Jul 1868, aged 14, Pony Driver, run over by set of tubs

McLean, John, 19 Aug 1873, aged 54, Mason, fell from a scaffold

Middleton, Richard, 18 Apr 1892, 6:30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 30, Hewer, As he was passing under the "canch," a large stone fell, killing him instantly [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Newton, Nicholas, 16 Mar 1871, aged 40, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Paisley, Samuel, 13 Mar 1876, aged 42, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Parker, Joseph, 07 Jun 1869, aged 13, Trapper, caught by rope on engine plane whilst attempting to get on tubs

Pigg, Matthew, 31 Mar 1916, aged 65, Labourer, crushed by wagon

Robinson, John William, 18 Jan 1926, (accident: 16 Jan 1926), aged 46, Hewer, crushed by tubs

Robson, R., 22 Nov 1866, aged 13, Driver

Shepherd, Robert, 08 Jun 1928, aged 49, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Prudhoe Cemetery

Shore, William, 19 Aug 1856, aged 57, killed by a fall of stone

Simpson, William Edgar, 02 Jun 1935, (accident: 01 Nov 1932), aged 67, Timekeeper, fell over

Slack, George, 17 Jan 1915, (accident: 12 Jan 1915), aged 43, Rollywayman, caught by rope

Stokoe, Thomas, 02 Mar 1927, aged 55, Stoneman, killed as a result of a shot-firing accident, a heavy fall of roof burying the men, brother of William [More information ...]

Stokoe, William, 02 Mar 1927, aged 46, Stoneman, killed as a result of a shot-firing accident, a heavy fall of roof burying the men, brother of Thomas [More information ...]

Tait, Robert, 12 Feb 1881, aged 41, knocked down on the railway at the coke ovens, his brother William also died working at the coke ovens in 1870

Tait, William, 17 Sep 1870, (accident: 10 Sep 1871), waggon ran over his arms at the coke ovens, his brother Robert also died working at the coke ovens in 1881

Taylor, John William, 30 Jul 1902, aged 24, Engineman, deceased was tightening a nut after adjusting the position of a dynamo, when the key slipped off the nut and he fell on to the driving ropes and was carried on to a 14-feet wheel ; the dynamo formed part of a plant used for driving a ventilating fan, and had only been at work a day or two, Buried: St. George' Churchyard, Mickley

Tyers, Thomas, 26 Apr 1879, aged 57, Hewer, crushed by tubs on inclined plane

Urwin, Ann, 18 Dec 1867, aged 7, [Not Employed], run over by waggons while gathering coals.

Waugh, Thomas, 31 Dec 1850, he was killed by falling from a cinder waggon

Whitfield, Robert, 03 Apr 1941, (accident: 26 Mar 1941), aged 46, Hewer, weils disease

Wormald, Joseph, 30 Dec 1912, aged 20, Motor Driver, while preparing to haul a set of full tubs up a drift by means of an electrical haulage motor, situated on the surface, he placed his hand, without looking what he was doing, on a live part of an open-type metallic starter, D.C. 450 volts, receiving a fatal shock [More information ...]