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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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28 Nov 1908 | Cox Green (Freestone quarry) | Raffle, William, aged 22, Quarryman, a piece of stone fell off the side of the face and injured his spine, he died on the 28th November, (accident: 25 Sep 1908) |
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17 May 1769 | Whitehaven area | Railton, William, aged 42, "Burnt in Coal Pits", of Gins [Date of burial], Buried: Holy Trinity, Whitehaven;
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03 Jun 1824 | Hunstanworth | Raine, Thomas, aged 27, killed by a fall of roof, left a wife and two small children |
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22 Apr 1830 | Crumock coal-pit | Raisbeck, Thomas, Miner, his death was occasioned by having out of a basket when ascending Crumock coal-pit |
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13 Oct 1953 | Leycett | Ramm, William Christopher, aged 40, Buried: Ushaw Moor Cemetery;
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10 Jul 1888 | De Beers, South Africa | Ramsay, J., from Trumpet Terrace |
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| 1870 | Unknown | Ramsey, Richard, aged 45 |
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| Sep 1874 | Unknown | Ramsey, Thomas, aged 4, Chester Ward Coroner's Inquest, place: South Shields, cause: run over by coal wagon (DRO Ref: COR/C/2/84) |
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| 17 Dec 1728 | Unknown | Ramshaw, John, killed by waggons |
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| 20 Jun 1858 | Unknown | Raynor, Robert, aged 19, [date of burial], Buried: Wilton, St. Cuthbert on 20 Jun 1858 {NBI};
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20 Jan 1848 | Cramlington Colliery Railway | Reay, John Fenwick, Agent, run over by waggons after being knocked off the train of waggons he was riding on |
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28 Aug 1853 | Seaham Railway | Reay, Joseph, aged 16, whilst engaged in separating some laden coal waggons on the Seaham Railway, got his foot entangled in a crossing, whereby he was thrown down, and the near side wheels of one of the waggons passed over his legs, fracturing them both. He was attended by the colliery surgeons, but died on Sunday morning, (accident: 27 Aug 1853) |
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| 04 Feb 1803 | Unknown | Reed, Thomas, aged 23, Waggonman, of Tanfield, shown in Parish records as being accidentally killed - may not be Colliery related |
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| 14 Feb 1812 | Unknown | Reed, William, aged 31, Waggonman, of Slush Row, shown in Parish records as being accidentally killed - may not be Colliery related |
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16 Mar 1846 | Seaham Railway | Reed, William, Labourer, knocked down and run over by a train of eighteen empty coal waggons, and received such a severe fracture on his right leg as caused his death |
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| 1872 | Unknown | Reeder, Thomas, aged 22 |
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| 04 Jul 1853 | Unknown | Richardson, Abraham, aged 14, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 04 Jul 1853 {NBI};
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03 Oct 1705 | Gateshead, Stony Flatt | Richardson, Cuthbert, killed in the 1705 explosion |
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| 1840 | Seaton Engine | Richardson, G., aged 19, drawn into the drum of the engine [approximate date] |
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11 May 1899 | Burtree Dyke, Whinstone quarry | Richardson, John, aged 55, Quarryman, Some stone fell from the face just above where he was working and injured one of his feet so severely that amputation was necessary. Died the following day., (accident: 10 May 1899) |
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03 Oct 1705 | Gateshead, Stony Flatt | Richardson, Michael, killed in the 1705 explosion, brother of Ralph |
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03 Oct 1705 | Gateshead, Stony Flatt | Richardson, Ralph, killed in the 1705 explosion, brother of Michael |
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10 Jul 1888 | De Beers, South Africa | Richardson, T., of Wath Brow |
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12 Jul 1851 | Pontop Railway | Richardson, William, Bank Rider |
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10 Apr 1901 | Hodbarrow (Clay) | Richardson, William, aged 19, Labourer, A piece of clay, weighing 15 or 20 cwt., suddenly slipped from the face and caught deceased, who was at work in the quarry bottom. The quarry was only 8 feet deep at that point, and the place had been examined by an official, who considered it perfectly safe [Inspection made & inquest attended] |
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| Dec 1874 | Unknown | Riches, Edward, aged 43, Chester Ward Coroner's Inquest, place: Westoe, cause: run over by engine, Pontop Wagonway (DRO Ref: COR/C/2/165) |
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03 Oct 1705 | Gateshead, Stony Flatt | Riddel, Thomas, killed in the 1705 explosion, Buried: October 5th |
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25 May 1842 | Pontop and South Shields Railway | Riddell, Edward, Waggon Rider, killed at Annfield by the bursting of one of the Locomotive Engines, on the Pontop and South Shields Railway, the accident supposed to have been occasioned by the unskilfulness, or carelessness of Shevill (NEIMME Ref: Bud-48-14-163) |
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06 May 1887 | Nanaimo, No. 1, Vancover | Ridley, William, aged 28, from Clifton, nr. Workington |
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03 Jun 1913 | Hindpool (Clay) | Rigg, Robert Mason, aged 55, Labourer, deceased and two other workmen were engaged in getting clay; they had undercut to a depth of 18 inches, and had then made a nick with a spade in the top and poured water therein with the object of making the clay fall over; unfortunately about 10 minutes before the dinner hour, the ground fell and caught deceased |
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03 Oct 1705 | Gateshead, Stony Flatt | Risdall, Thomas, killed in the 1705 explosion, Buried: October 13th |
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10 May 1844 | Garmondsway Moor | ||||
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03 Oct 1705 | Gateshead, Stony Flatt | Robinson, William, killed in the 1705 explosion |
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| 11 Jun 1865 | Unknown | Robinson, William, aged 40, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 11 Jun 1865 {NBI};
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| 08 Feb 1799 | Unknown | Robson, Francis, aged 16, son of John Robson, Wright, shown in Parish records as 'Fell down a Pit' |
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04 Jun 1853 | Quarrington Hill | Robson, Philip, aged 10, he had been attempting to get on the shafts of a laden rolley when he slipped and was run over, his head was cut and severely crushed; he died half an hour later |
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18 Nov 1905 | Pelaw (Clay & Shale) | Robson, Robert, aged 64, Shot Firer |
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| 24 Nov 1705 | Gateshead | Robson, William |
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22 Nov 1846 | Whigelty Mine | Robson, William, aged 19, Miner, suffocated noxious gas |
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31 Mar 1914 | Pontop Drift | Rodham, John, aged 40, [details unknown], Buried: St. Andrew's Churchyard, Stanley;
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23 Aug 1904 | Kirkcross (Limestone) | Rogers, Joseph, aged 46, Engineman, While deceased was working at a windmill pump he stood on an 11-inch plank which he himself had fixed about 7½ feet above a ledge in the quarry. He slipped and fell off the plank, and his head came in contact with a wooden water box and his skull was fractured and he never recovered consciousness. The plank fell with him as it was not nailed or firmly secured at either end, (accident: 22 Aug 1904) |
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1897 | Harrington | Rothery, William, aged 60, [Not employed - farmer], was found dead at the bottom of a well 30 feet deep, from which water was pumped to Harrington Colliery [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident] |
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| 24 May 1855 | Unknown | Rowe, George, aged 20, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 24 May 1855 {NBI};
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1939 | Unknown | Rudling, Charlie, aged 61 |
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24 Jun 1880 | N.E.R. Railway | Rumbold, James Thomas, aged 14, [Not Employed], crushed by overturned engine |
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| 13 Oct 1859 | Unknown | Rumbold, John, aged 22, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 13 Oct 1859 {NBI};
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19 Oct 1839 | Ironside pit, Whitburn | Russell, -, boiler explosion |
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19 Oct 1839 | Ironside pit, Whitburn | Russell, -, boiler explosion |
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17 Apr 1832 | Scurr's Pit, Flimby | Rutherford, James, aged 15, Miner, explosion of gas ignited by an open candle flame, Buried: Flimby on 19 Apr 1832 |
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29 Sep 1870 | Consett | Rutherford, Matthew, aged 34, Banksman, crushed by cage in shaft |
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| 27 Sep 1648 | Unknown | Rutter, George, Buried: St. Mary's Churchyard/Cemetery, Heworth;
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