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 Fatal Accidents Return to Index Fatal Accidents 
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More information on some of the fatal accidents at

Ryhope Colliery

Disaster  6th Dec 1857 
1 life lost, Cause: Fell off cradle
Disaster  5th Jul 1858 
1 life lost
Disaster  23rd Apr 1868 
1 life lost, Cause: Fall of stone
Disaster  1st Nov 1870 
2 lives lost, Cause: Crushed by tubs
Disaster  28th Jan 1881 
1 life lost, Cause: Killed in cage while descending
Disaster  26th May 1881 
1 life lost, Cause: Fall of stone
Disaster  11th Jul 1894 
1 life lost, Cause: Fall of stone
Disaster  27th Jan 1898 
1 life lost, Cause: Underground Haulage Accident
Disaster  11th Mar 1898 
1 life lost, Cause: On Surface
Disaster  31st Mar 1898 
1 life lost, Cause: On Surface
Disaster  25th Jun 1898 
1 life lost, Cause: On Surface
Disaster  4th Oct 1899 
1 life lost, Cause: By explosives
Disaster  1st Jul 1902 
1 life lost
Disaster  22nd Feb 1904 
1 life lost
Disaster  22nd Sep 1905 
1 life lost, Cause: Fall of stone
Disaster  12th Sep 1906 
1 life lost
Disaster  27th Jul 1908 
1 life lost
Disaster  25th Feb 1924 
1 life lost, Cause: Shaft Accident
Disaster  1925 
1 life lost
Disaster  14th Oct 1927 
1 life lost
Disaster  1928 
1 life lost, Cause: Crushed by tubs
Disaster  9th Sep 1941 
2 lives lost, Cause: Enemy action
Disaster  21st Oct 1941 
4 lives lost, Cause: Enemy action

 

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