Seaton Burn Colliery

1887, Nov - Boring operations were in progress in the West Brenkley Estate, Seaton Burn

1933, 12 Jul - Yard seam abandoned

1950 - Main, Yard seams abandoned

Adams, Edward, 1920, aged 51, [approximate date]

Adams, James, 11 Dec 1910, (accident: 26 Nov 1910), aged 46, Hewer, fall of stone, thumb cut, blood poisoning supervened

Appleby, Christopher, 20 Feb 1882, aged 45, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone from roof, Buried: North Gosforth Cemetery [More information ...]

Appleby, Christopher, 08 Aug 1901, aged 14, Mason's Apprentice, Appleby and others were engaged in enlarging an underground engine house in which the arching had been removed and the roof temporarily supported by timber. While deceased was in a stooping position some stone fell from the roof, a distance of 10 feet [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Appleby, John, Oct 1920, aged 63, [approximate date]

Arrel, Thomas, 28 Nov 1907, (accident: 26 Nov 1907), aged 53, Hewer, Buried: North Gosforth Cemetery [More information ...]

Atchison, Robert, 12 Nov 1893, 7:00 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 43, Master Shifter, He had been examining the workings of the mine, and was found dead on the rolley way. There were marks on deceased's ear and neck, as if he had fallen over something [Inquest attended], Buried: North Gosforth Cemetery

Carr, George Edward, 05 Aug 1949, aged 54, Buried: Dudley Cemetery

Carr, Robert George, Oct 1928, aged 24, [approximate date]

Chalmers, David, 09 Mar 1870, aged 48, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Chevil, William, 02 Apr 1860, boiler explosion, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 04 Apr 1860 {NBI} [More information ...]

Connell, John, 14 Mar 1881, aged 76, Mason, explosion of steam boiler [More information ...]

Connell, Thomas, 28 Nov 1898, aged 36, Hewer, When filling a tub a large stone fell from between two "slips" which had not previously been noticed. The place was being opened out on the longwall system, and was well timbered with chocks [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Coxon, William, 12 Nov 1895, 11:30 p.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 32, Shifter, deceased was stowing stone in an old gateway, and was, at the time of the accident, sitting down waiting for a boy, when some stone fell on him; the place was considered to be safe, about an hour before, by the deputy

Dean, William, 08 Aug 1867, aged 18, Putter, caught by set of tubs

Dodd, Henry, 02 Nov 1904, aged 63, Shifter, Buried: North Gosforth Cemetery [More information ...]

Embleton, James, 04 Oct 1905, aged 21, Putter and Hewer [More information ...]

Ewing, Robert, 02 Apr 1860, Stoker, boiler explosion [More information ...]

Ferguson, Thomas, 12 Apr 1888, aged 16, Coupler, caught by set on engine plane

Foster, Martin, 31 Dec 1867, aged 15, Pony Putter, caught by tubs and timber

Gascoigne, Charles, 03 Sep 1877, aged 60, Engineman, suffocated, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 06 Sep 1877 {NBI} [More information ...]

Gascoigne, Joseph, 14 Mar 1881, aged 31, Labourer, explosion of steam boiler, Buried: North Gosforth Cemetery [More information ...]

Godden, Edwin Percy, 21 Dec 1920, (accident: 20 Dec 1920), aged 25, Pony Putter, crushed by tub, Buried: North Gosforth Cemetery on December 26th 1920 [More information ...]

Gourley, John, 08 Nov 1901, aged 25, Loco Guard, The workmen's carriages were being shunted by a locomotive attached by a chain on another line of rails. Deceased was sitting on the buffer, and owing to the slippery nature of the rails the carriage ran too far, and he was unable to disconnect the chain, which crushed him round the abdomen [Inspection made]

Graham, Charles W., Jan 1944, aged 44, Manager, he was testing an explosive device behind the colliery wall when the device went off killing him, left a wife and two sons [approximate date]

Gray, Ernest, 29 Dec 1922, aged 33, Buried: North Gosforth Cemetery

Hall, John Hewitt, 24 Jan 1913, aged 33, Shifter [More information ...]

Higgins, Jacob, 08 Jan 1909, aged 25, Stoneman, fall of roof stone at face in longwall gateway

Holmes, Frederick, 1924, [approximate date]

Horan, William, 08 Feb 1903, aged 34, Mason's Labourer, Deceased had no fixed abode. After leaving a public house about 9 p.m. on a Sunday night he was decapitated on the Seaton Burn Coal Co.'s private railway by a locomotive (going tender first) and workmen's carriages passing over him. The turnpike road crosses the railway at a level crossing near the point and a watchman is stationed there on week days but not on Sundays. The railway is a very old one and is much used by pedestrians.

Illingworth, James, 08 Dec 1906, aged 58, Miner, Deceased, who was employed at Wallsend Colliery, was trespassing on the private railway of the Seaton Burn Coal Co., and was said to be under the influence of liquor. While he was walking up a self-acting incline he was caught by the wagons near the upper end of meetings. Notice boards prohibiting trespassing are exhibited on the railway, but the public use it constantly.

Irving, Robert, 22 May 1900, aged 21, Waggon-rider, This accident occurred six and a half miles distant from the pit on the colliery branch line. Deceased was riding on the waggons and by some means fell off and was run over. [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Leigh, Leonard, Apr 1929, aged 38, [approximate date]

Martin, William, 03 Sep 1877, aged 27, Changer, suffocated [More information ...]

McAvoy, Charles, 1921, [approximate date]

Nichol, Henry, 11 Dec 1900, aged 36, Waggon-rider, It was his duty to ride on the front waggon and disconnect the chain attached to the hauling rope. In doing so, he failed to throw the chain clear of the waggon wheels, and fell in front of the waggon. This accident took place about nine miles from the colliery. [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Nichol, William, 04 Jun 1898, (accident: 01 Apr 1898), aged 64, Stoneman, Deceased with two others had taken a top "canch" in an old air-road, and then secured the roof by means of a balk notched into the sides. Nichol was breaking up the fallen stone, when the balk gave way at one end and a large stone fell from a "jack" and caught him. He died June 4th [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Nicholson, John Wilson, Apr 1930, aged 62, [approximate date]

Orkney, Alexander, 24 Sep 1891, 10:00 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 34, Hewer, fall of coal; deceased neglected to set sprags to support the coal while he was kirving under it [Inquest attended]

Patterson, John, 25 Jan 1877, aged 18, Fireman, crushed by locomotive wheels whilst uncoupling a waggon

Pinkney, Thomas, 10 Dec 1884, aged 17, Onsetter, struck by empty tub

Potts, John, 1916, [approximate date]

Proctor, George, 22 Sep 1949, aged 24, Buried: Benton Cemetery

Reed, Joseph, 25 Sep 1878, aged 55, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone [Sunderland Daily Echo reports: accident - 27 Sep 1878 pg 3 col 3], Buried: North Gosforth Cemetery

Richardson, John James, 15 Jan 1913, aged 23, Hewer [More information ...]

Robson, William Common, 29 Dec 1937, aged 27, Assistant banksman, he was struck by a tub and thrown into the tippler where he received fatal injuries, Buried: Dudley Cemetery

Short, John H., Jul 1920, aged 61, [approximate date]

Simpson, Thomas Gibson, 25 Mar 1903, aged 25, Hewer, Deceased prepared a shot in the coal; he drew the pricker, and inserted in the hole left a patent squib with a sulphur end and lighted it. The shot exploded before he was clear, and he was struck by flying coal, sustaining such injuries that he died the same day. He probably nipped off part of the sulphur end of the squib before he lighted it.

Smeaton, Charles, 12 May 1938, aged 21, Buried: Dudley Cemetery

Spoors, William, 20 Feb 1882, aged 22, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone from roof [More information ...]

Stephenson, James, 05 Aug 1911, aged 13, Driver, crushed by tubs

Stephenson, John George, 14 Mar 1940, Buried: Dudley Cemetery

Theobold, John, 1980, caught between two trucks on the railway line, died from injuries received [approximate date]

Thompson, George, 19 Nov 1902, aged 32, Hewer, about 1¼ lbs. of compressed gunpowder was exploded by deceased in some unexplained way ; he used a candle and was engaged at a box in which the powder canister was kept ; while lying in bed on the afternoon of the day of the accident with his face covered with oiled bandages, he ignited these while lighting his pipe and was burned a second time, but not seriously, the jury found that he died from burns accidentally received in the Seaton Burn Coal Mine, on the 17th November, 1902, by an explosion of gunpowder accelerated by burns afterwards received at home

Turner, John, 02 Apr 1860, Stoker, boiler explosion [More information ...]

Webster, William [Bud], 20 Jan 1948, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Weetslade Cemetery

Weightman, Richard, 19 Jun 1940, aged 39, Stoneman, fractured base of skull caused by an accidental fall of stone [Inquest 21 Jun 1940], Buried: Benton Cemetery

White, Frederick, 06 Jan 1879, aged 44, Hewer, crushed between cage and shaft timber [Sunderland Daily Echo reports: accident - 07 Jan 1879 pg 3 col 2]

Wilks, Thomas, 29 Nov 1899, aged 49, Shifter, He was working between the gateway pack-wall and coal face, when a fall of stone occurred. The place was apparently well timbered and there was a supply of suitable loose timber close at hand [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Williams, Edmond John, 14 Feb 1900, (accident: 13 Feb 1900), aged 25, Hewer, A shot was fired in the coal and knocked out three props. The deceased then commenced filling coals, while his marrow began to kirve without first securing the roof by resetting the timber. While thus engaged, a slab of stone fell on deceased, inflicting injuries from which he died on the following day. There was a plentiful supply of timber close at hand. [Inspection made]

Wood, George Thomas, 10 Jun 1899, aged 14, Driver, When descending in the cage he by some means fell out, and was precipitated to the bottom of the shaft, a distance of twenty fathoms [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Younger, Wilkinson, 09 Apr 1860, (accident: 02 Apr 1860), Engineman, boiler explosion [More information ...]