Malton Colliery

1929, 20 Jun - Busty, Harvey seams abandoned

Bowes, Thomas, 07 Feb 1907, aged 21, Weighman, caught and killed between two trucks when assisting to put a cover over one, Buried: All Saints, Lanchester

Brennan, George, 10 May 1928, aged 29, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Brewis, John, 27 Sep 1898, aged 50, Labourer, after filling trucks at the coke ovens he was walking down the sidings and was overtaken by two full coke trucks, which were being shunted by a locomotive, and crushed so severely between them and a heapstead leg that he died about two hours afterwards

Dowthwaite, Thomas, 20 Jun 1904, aged 32, Hewer, killed by fall of stone at slips close to face of working place

Ford, Thomas Henry, 11 Aug 1915, aged 25, Buried: All Saints, Lanchester

Harrison, William, 08 Jun 1896, aged 13, Tub Cleaner, Fell into small coal hopper, and was suffocated by small coals, Buried: St. John The Baptist, Hamsteels

Iveson, John Robert, 19 Mar 1921, (accident: 18 Feb 1921), aged 23, Mason, At the inquest James Iveson, foreman mason, said that his son was cleaning out the bottom of an oven in the by-product plant assisted by his brother Atkinson Turner Iveson. The roof collapsed when the supporting timber gave way. Two bricks fell on deceased's head and fractured his skull. He died from septic poisoning and pneumonia in Durham Hospital.

Jameson, G., 18 Dec 1926, aged 45, Stoneman, runover

Jarvis, Robert, 31 Dec 1899, aged 30, Coke Filler, Killed by falling between two trucks, and the second one passed over him, crushing the lower part of his body. [More information ...]

Kellett, William H., 09 May 1897, (accident: 03 May 1897), aged 30, Shunter, Got his foot fast in switch tongue, and empty wagon passed over it, breaking the ankle. Died on the 9th

Leslie, Norman, 20 Oct 1924, 2.0 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 42, Master Shifter, struck by a piece of the flying timber, sustaining a fractured skull, from which he died some hours later [More information ...]

Loughran, John, 17 Nov 1891, aged 29, Hewer, it was alleged that he had sprained his back while barring up stone in the pit; but the real cause of death was inflammation of the lungs, brought on by cold

Loughran, Thomas, 19 Nov 1915, (accident: 16 Nov 1915), aged 49, Hewer, died as the result of injuries received by a fall of stone

Lundstrom, Ernest, 13 Nov 1929, aged 24, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

McKenna, Frank, 19 Nov 1899, (accident: 23 Oct 1899), aged 25, Hewer, Spine injured by fall of stone from roof of his place when hewing. Died November 19th.

Meecham, Daniel, 29 Jan 1910, aged 36, Labourer, This man had been casually employed for some years to trim coal in a hopper. The coal is crushed very fine, and as the slides in the bottom of the hopper are somewhat far apart, it has to he trimmed when the coal gets low. It was not necessary for him to step on the coal where it was thick. It is a dangerous practice as at times when a slide is opened the coal sticks and a cavity is formed. It is presumed he stepped on such a cavity which collapsed under his weight, and the coal closing on him he was suffocated, He was missed by a man working with him, and on a search being made he was found buried amongst the coal [More information ...]

Middlemas, Mark, 10 Dec 1898, aged 66, Joiner, while at work on the engine plane of this colliery he suddenly fell down and died from heart disease

Steele, George Ephraim, 23 Jan 1913, aged 46, Stoneman, suffocated by fumes, father of John William, Buried: All Saints, Lanchester [More information ...]

Steele, John William, 23 Jan 1913, aged 22, Stoneman, suffocated by fumes, son of George Ephraim, Buried: All Saints, Lanchester [More information ...]

Stonebank, Thomas, 1915, aged 28, [details unknown]

Thornton, John, 03 Nov 1896, (accident: 29 Oct 1896), aged 21, Hewer, Spine injured by lifting a full tub away from the plate ends in face of working place. Died on November 3rd

Toward, Robert Anthony, 12 Sep 1906, aged 20, Oiler, When oiling revolving shafting he was caught and so severely injured that he died the same day., Buried: All Saints, Lanchester [More information ...]

Towns, John Edward, 04 Apr 1903, aged 18, Hewing Putter, when he was hewing, a fall of roof occurred at some slips and killed him

Turner, James, 14 Aug 1929, aged 37, Stoneman, killed by shot [More information ...]