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Please note: this page provides the details we have for those fatalities not shown on the colliery pages - i.e. for those fatalities at collieries/pits etc. for which we do not have a web page.
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Date | Colliery | Name of Persons killed, Age, Occupation, Cause of Accident, and Remarks |
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04 Sep 1759 | Whitehaven area | Hacket, George, aged 35, "Burnt in Colliery", of Hensingham [Date of burial], Buried: Holy Trinity, Whitehaven;
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28 Sep 1808 | Kimbleworth | Hague, George, explosion of fire-damp |
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28 Sep 1808 | Kimbleworth | Hague, Thomas, explosion of fire-damp |
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| 23 Sep 1855 | Unknown | Haid, Alois, aged 28, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 23 Sep 1855 {NBI};
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| 17 Jul 1803 | Unknown | Hall, George, aged 22, Pitman, of Harraton, shown in Parish records as being accidentally killed - may not be Colliery related |
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03 Oct 1705 | Gateshead, Stony Flatt | Hall, John, killed in the 1705 explosion, Buried: October 5th |
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| 30 Apr 1860 | Unknown | Hall, John, aged 21, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 30 Apr 1860 {NBI};
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| Dec 1874 | Unknown | Hall, John, aged 14, Chester Ward Coroner's Inquest, place: Leadgate, cause: run over by coal wagon (DRO Ref: COR/C/2/181) |
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| 1858 | Unknown | Hall, Robert, aged 15 |
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| 1861 | Unknown | Hall, Stephen, aged 13 |
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| 17 Dec 1799 | Unknown | Hall, William, aged 21, Pitman, of Birtley, shown in Parish records as being accidentally killed - may not be Colliery related |
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19 Oct 1895 | Garden House | Hall, William, aged 42 |
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21 Jun 1848 | Byker Pit | Hamilton, John, [Not employed], gassed in the shaft whilst playing |
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09 Jun 1914 | William, No. 2 Pit (Metalliferous) | Hannah, George, aged 15, Ore Picker, deceased was using a long crowbar to lever a loaded wagon off the weighbridge when he was caught between the buffers of the loaded and an empty wagon which was being pushed into position on the weighbridge; two men and a boy were pushing the empty wagon, and they rashly came to the conclusion that deceased was out of the way without actually ascertaining if it was so |
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26 Oct 1870 | Quarry at Egremont | Hannah, James, was "stemming" a hole in the rock which he had charged with gunpowder, the charge exploded, and blew the iron stemming-rod he was using with great force from his hand; it entered the throat, and, the man being in a stooping position, it penetrated to the head, and death was instantaneous |
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02 Aug 1779 | Whitehaven area | Harcass, Alexander, aged 26, "Burned in the coal mines", of Sandwath [Date of burial], Buried: St. Bees |
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| 1928 | Unknown | Hardiman, Charles, aged 46 |
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12 Mar 1930 | Cleator Moor Mine | Hardisty, Benn, aged 58 |
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| 1936 | Unknown | Hardman, Charles, aged 29 |
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04 Aug 1909 | Howle | Hardy, George, aged 40, Hewer, He with his brother opened a small colliery on their own account and were working at some old pillars close to the outcrop. He was spiling through an old bord room and had set a plank on a middle prop beneath the spiling timber. He was preparing to put props under the end of the plank when the whole roof collapsed and buried him up |
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16 May 1769 | Whitehaven area | Hare, William, aged 41, "Burnt in Coal Pits", of Gins [Date of burial], Buried: Holy Trinity, Whitehaven;
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| 17 Nov 1865 | Unknown | Harker, Christopher, aged 61, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 17 Nov 1865 {NBI};
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15 Mar 1861 | Unknown | Harker, John, aged 39, killed by a fall of roof |
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21 May 1906 | Seathwaite Tarn (Whinstone) | Harkins, Michael, aged 52, Labourer |
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02 Jun 1899 | Unknown | Harkness, Thomas, aged 70, found dead in a pit shaft, the circumstances pointed to suicide |
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| 18 Oct 1650 | Unknown | Harrison, John |
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05 Aug 1737 | Corporal/Corpsill Pit | ||||
| 15 Sep 1650 | Grand Lease Pit | Harrison, Ralphe |
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07 Jul 1914 | Shap (Quarry) | Harrison, Thomas, aged 49, Quarryman, deceased's head was injured by a piece of stone projected by a shot fired in an adjacent quarry; no shelter was taken; he died on the following day, (accident: 06 Jul 1914) |
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20 Jan 1847 | Rainton Railway | Hart, Oyston, Waggon rider, killed on the railway |
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| 14 Dec 1783 | Unknown | Hartley, Robert, aged 33, of Gill, killed in a mine pit by accident, Buried: Pennington |
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04 Jun 1918 | Ajax Mine, Colorado | Harvey, Henry, aged 40, Machine Drill Operator, he was struck square on the head by a falling rock, and his skull was fractured, he died without regaining consciousness |
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01 May 1933 | Unknown | Harwick, Edward, aged 33, [Not employed], he was fatally injured while gathering coal on the beach near Dawdon Colliery. A witness said the group of men had heard the bottom board of a waggon drop at the top - 60 feet above them - and the stoen fell among them striking Hardwick. When a waggon was about to be tipped, the teemers always shouted a warning to the men below |
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| 07 Jun 1869 | Unknown | Harwood, Lawrence, aged 58, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 07 Jun 1869 {NBI};
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03 Oct 1705 | Gateshead, Stony Flatt | |||||
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15 Jan 1901 | Greenhaume (Granite) | Hawtin, Ernest A., aged 25, Timekeeper, A number of waggons were being shunted into the quarry siding, and deceased was caught between them and a loaded waggon on which he had just affixed a ticket [Inspection made & inquest attended] |
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31 Aug 1890 | Gethen Pit, Merthyr Tydfil | Hayes, Thomas Wilson, aged 27, Mason, Killed by the collapse of a length of arching followed by a heavy fall of roof on taking out the centres. The arch had been built a week. On main drift, 6ft. seam, Longwall., Buried: Grangetown Cemetery, Sunderland;
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Nov 1833 | Shiney Row | Headley, Charles, stone fell on him and killed him on the spot [Sunderland Herald reports: accident - 29 Nov 1833 pg 2 col 3] |
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| 19 Mar 1865 | Unknown | Hearlock, James, aged 20, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 19 Mar 1865 {NBI};
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1898 | Unknown | Hedley, Robert, [Not employed], he was trespassing on the Felling branch railway when he was knocked down by some trucks and killed |
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10 Jul 1888 | De Beers, South Africa | Heinis, - |
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13 Oct 1845 | Pelaw Staith | Henderson, Robert, aged 27, killed at Pelaw Staith by a coal wagon, Buried: at Heworth on 13 Oct 1845 |
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| 09 Aug 1854 | Unknown | Henderson, William, aged 22, [date of burial], Buried: Wilton, St. Cuthbert on 09 Aug 1854 {NBI};
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| 25 Mar 1858 | Unknown | Hepple, George, aged 21, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 25 Mar 1858 {NBI};
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18 Sep 1879 | W. B. Mines (Metalliferous) | Heslop, Thomas, aged 54, Engine Tender, killed by water-wheel while oiling it |
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| 03 Jan 1859 | Unknown | Hewitson, Joseph, aged 34, [date of burial], Buried: Wilton, St. Cuthbert on 03 Jan 1859 {NBI};
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30 May 1895 | West Cumberland | Higgins, Patrick, aged 22, Labourer, quarrying operations on rather an extensive scale were being carried on at this slag heap, with the view of recovering scrap metal; deceased was working with his father and others, near an overhanging mass of slag, which eventually fell, and buried him; this particular place was known to be unsafe, and shortly before the accident deceased and his father were moved by the foreman some distance from the dangerous point, but the fall spread further than was expected |
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| 10 Jul 1870 | Unknown | Hill, George, aged 12, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 10 Jul 1870 {NBI};
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02 Jul 1868 | Douglas Head, IOM | Hill, Joseph, Miner, killed by the premature explosion of a shot |
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19 Oct 1839 | Ironside pit, Whitburn | Hine, William, boiler explosion |
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| 20 Feb 1863 | Unknown | Hitchman, James, aged 12, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 20 Feb 1863 {NBI};
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| May 1874 | Unknown | Hock, James, aged 7, Chester Ward Coroner's Inquest, place: South Shields, cause: run over by coal cart (DRO Ref: COR/C/2/55) |
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| Jul 1875 | Unknown | Hocks, Charles, aged 26, Chester Ward Coroner's Inquest, place: Westoe / S. Shields, cause: crushed by wagon (DRO Ref: COR/C/2/332) |
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19 Jun 1854 | Unknown | Hodgson, Edward, Miner, he was working at some rock in the mines with a crowbar, when by some means the lever slipped, and rebounding against his bowels, he was so severely injured that death resulted |
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02 Oct 1828 | Old Level, Clifton | Hodgson, Elizabeth, aged 5, [Not Employed], picking coals from an old level and was killed by a fall of stone |
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04 Sep 1760 | Whitehaven area | Hodgson, Henry, "Burnt in ye coal pits", of Gins [Date of burial], Buried: Holy Trinity, Whitehaven;
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17 Feb 1868 | Lowther Park Mine | Hodgson, John, aged 65, hit in chest by an explosion - died 4 days later, (accident: 13 Feb 1868) |
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| 1857 | Unknown | Holgate, William, aged 35 |
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Jul 1846 | Clarence Railway | Holmes, John, crushed to death between a coal waggon and the engine |
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04 Feb 1849 | Clarence Railway | Holmes, John, brothers were engineman and fireman on the same engine, against which some carriages and wagons had been accidentally driven with great violence |
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04 Feb 1849 | Clarence Railway | Holmes, Richard, brothers were engineman and fireman on the same engine, against which some carriages and wagons had been accidentally driven with great violence |
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| 25 Mar 1805 | Unknown | Hope, John, aged 58, Pitman, of Fatfield, shown in Parish records as being accidentally killed - may not be Colliery related |
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07 Feb 1785 | Whitehaven area | Horn, William, aged 19, "Burned", of Hensingham [Date of burial], Buried: Holy Trinity, Whitehaven;
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02 Jan 1755 | Whitehaven area | Horner, Joseph, "Killed in coal mines", son of Thomas, Gins [Date of burial], Buried: Holy Trinity, Whitehaven;
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| 25 Oct 1863 | Unknown | Housam, William, aged 20, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 25 Oct 1863 {NBI};
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21 Aug 1769 | Holltwell Reins | Hoy, William, of Newbiggin - from burial register: killed accidentally at Hollywell Reins Colliery. The Coroner Wm. Scotgrave gave an order for his internment [Date of burial] |
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11 Dec 1835 | Hole Pit | Huddart, William, Miner, "Died by the visitation of God" |
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03 Oct 1705 | Gateshead, Stony Flatt | Hugginson, Thomas, killed in the 1705 explosion, Buried: October 5th |
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07 Feb 1785 | Whitehaven area | Hughes, Collin, aged 51, "Burned", of Corkickle [Date of burial], Buried: Holy Trinity, Whitehaven;
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29 Sep 1950 | Lambton Engine Works | Humphrey, Thomas, aged 17, Apprentice Moulder, men were engaged in breaking up a brass piping which had been heating on an open fire when it exploded, he received the full force of the explosion and was killed instantly; address: 28 George Street, West, New Herrington, Buried: St. Cuthberts Churchyard, West Herrington;
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29 Aug 1887 | North Stank (Metalliferous) | Hunter, James, aged 57, Miner, pieces of rock came away from roof and side of working |
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03 Feb 1847 | Derwent Iron Works | Hunter, Joseph, aged 40, Head Engineer, fell into the fly wheel pit, (accident: 01 Feb 1947), Buried: St. Mary Magdalene Churchyard, Medomsley;
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19 Mar 1897 | Ouston Waggonway, High Heworth | Hunter, Margaret Hannah, aged 15, [Not Employed], accidentally killed on the Ouston Waggonway at High Heworth, Buried: St. Mary's Churchyard/Cemetery, Heworth;
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04 Jun 1757 | Whitehaven area | Hussey, Alexander, aged 29, "Burned in coal pits" [Date of burial], Buried: Holy Trinity, Whitehaven;
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13 Mar 1880 | Page Bank incline | Hutchinson, Christiana, aged 4, [Not employed], On the afternoon of Saturday 13th March, Christiana Hutchinson, aged 4, was knocked down and "completely cut to pieces by five loaded coke trucks, which were being drawn up Page Bank incline. The trucks, which are drawn by a standing engine at the bank road, were about 150 yards from the top of the incline when the man who was riding on the front end observed the child suddenly make her appearance on the line, but he was unable to either attract her attention or get her out of the way. The child was on a visit to her grandfather, whose house is close by ; and had strayed on the line." |
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06 Nov 1900 | Lambton Colliery, New South Wales | Hutchinson, Isaac, Sinker, caught by shot, Buried: Sandgate Primitive Methodist Cemetery, New South Wales |
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| 29 Jul 1860 | Unknown | Hutchinson, John, aged 42, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 29 Jul 1860 {NBI};
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07 Dec 1913 | Greengates (Limestone and Winstone) | Hutchinson, Silas, aged 69, Quarryman, deceased was engaged filling stone, when a mass of stone burst off the face owing to water freezing in a joint behind the stone; he received injuries from which he died two days later, (accident: 05 Dec 1913) |
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28 Jan 1882 | Tanfield railway | Hutchinson, William, aged 13, Letter Carrier, he was employed at White-le-Head and Tanfield Collieries and was riding on a set of trucks between the two collieries when he was crushed between two of them, (accident: 27 Jan 1882) |
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| Apr 1875 | Unknown | Hutton, James, aged 80, Chester Ward Coroner's Inquest, place: White le Head, cause: run over by wagon (DRO Ref: COR/C/2/225) |
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07 Sep 1833 | Blea Pit | Hutton, William, aged 10, [Not Employed], fell down an old shaft whilst playing in the fields |
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