Elswick Colliery

Andrews, Nicholas, 25 Sep 1882, aged 36, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone from roof

Barratt, Thomas, 17 Jan 1919, (accident: 10 Jan 1919), aged 51, Shot Firer, explosion of gas

Bell, Mark, 20 Nov 1893, 2:45 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 23, Hewer, Deceased was taking off coal at the side of the way to make width for a landing, and in doing so was under an overhanging stone, which fell on to him. This stone ought to have been taken down before commencing work [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Blair, Frank, 12 Jan 1919, (accident: 10 Jan 1919), explosion [More information ...]

Brown, John, 04 Dec 1848, aged 60, he worked on the colliery incline and suddenly fell down and expired

Bucham, George, 01 Nov 1847, aged 37, Builder, fell 110 fathoms down the shaft

Bulmer, Robert, 05 Apr 1934, (accident: 10 Nov 1933), aged 54, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone

Carr, Frank Robert, 16 Mar 1909, aged 15, Shaft boy, fell from cage while ascending shaft

Clark, James, 31 May 1872, aged 30, Hewer, riding on engine plane

Crawford, Edmund, 14 Jan 1905, aged 41, Master Shifter [More information ...]

Dobson, Matthew, 19 Aug 1875, aged 14, Helper Up, crushed by tubs on engine plane while attempting to get on set

Dunbar, John, 24 Jan 1905, aged 46, Hewer, Deceased was hewing alone in a stenton 6 yards wide in the Brockwell seam; when his marrow came to take his place at 9.30 a.m. he found a large stone had fallen from the roof close to the face upon deceased. The stone was 12 feet long across the face, and 5½ feet wide and 1 foot thick, and in its fall had displaced five props. It was released by a slip next the face and by a keen parting above. The deputy had been in the place at 6.20 a.m. and had set two props and left the place, in his judgment, safe. There was a good supply of loose timber. The Local Inspectors reported, "it is our opinion it was unforeseen and accidental"

Ellerington, J., 01 Nov 1870, aged 50, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Elliot, -, 06 Jun 1842, Shifter, killed by a stone falling upon him (NEIMME Ref: Bud-48-16-16)

Fenwick, Robert, 04 Dec 1885, aged 30, Sinker, stone fell on him from side of sinking pit

Flanagan, Anthony, 05 Apr 1927, (accident: 08 Jan 1927), aged 36, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

French, Matthew, 02 Feb 1876, aged 14, Helper Up, crushed by a set of full tubs on engine plane

Hall, James, 15 Jun 1933, aged 22, Motor Driver, struck by passing truck

Hall, Warwick, 26 May 1858, aged 35, killed by a fall of coal

Hankinson, Robert, 04 May 1900, aged 35, Hewer, the two deceased men were hewing in the Beaumont Seam, when a holing was unexpectedly made into some old workings containing an accumulation of water; no one had any knowledge of the old workings [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...]

Johnson, John Holden, 07 Feb 1924, (accident: 01 Feb 1924, 11.0 p.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 60, Stoneman, Deceased was waiting for another stoneman who was bringing some 12 ft. rails on the top of a tub when the latter bruised his hand and let the tub amain. The rails struck a plank opposite deceased, knocking it out. A fall resulted which injured deceased and he died 6 days later

Johnson, William, 07 Nov 1898, (accident: 03 Nov 1898), aged 37, Stoneman, [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...]

Kelly, Charles, 04 Oct 1883, aged 37, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Mackin, James, 29 Aug 1905, (accident: 30 Jun 1903), aged 29, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Morton, Fenwick, 13 Nov 1837, fell down shaft [More information ...]

Murphy, John, 08 Apr 1891, died in his working place from apoplexy [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Nicholson, Thomas, 01 Oct 1913, aged 56, Hewer, deceased and another man were hewing in a bord 5½ yards wide; the coal is 2 feet 2 inches thick with a top canch of 1 foot 6 inches taken near the middle of the place; the face of the canch was within 2 feet 6 inches of the coal face; as deceased was scalloping the coal off, a stone 3 feet square and 10 inches thick came away from the front of the canch at two well marked slips and a feathery edge, he having just uncovered one slip parallel with the face; the slips would not be apparent before the stone fell; it is stated that one prop was canted out by the stone

Palmer, Joseph, 29 Mar 1895, 9:40 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 14, Pony Driver, he was crushed between a bunton and a descending cage of a small coal apparatus, where he had no right to be

Pearson, Robert, 20 Jan 1887, aged 29, Mechanic, crushed by friction wheel of pump

Pendleton, Richard, 14 Feb 1919, aged 14, Driver, killed by a fall of stone

Picture, George William, 10 Jun 1899, (accident: 08 Sep 1898), aged 39, Hewer, He was hewing in a longwall working when a stone fell, breaking off at the coal side and pack wall, the latter being about four feet from the face. Died June 10th, 1899 [Inquest attended]

Ramsay, -, 21 Aug 1815, Hewer, he was hewing in the broken, and a side waifer fell and crushed him to death (NEIMME Ref: Bud-30-p17)

Stobart, Stephen, 18 Dec 1849, aged 7, [Not Employed], while on the waggon way, was knocked down by some empty waggons, when several passed over his body and killed him

Storey, Charles, 23 Sep 1930, (accident: 21 Jul 1930), aged 16

Traynor, Michael, 13 Jun 1884, aged 14, Driver, fell down the shaft from the upper seam to the bottom

Tweddell, Joseph, 30 Mar 1881, aged 30, Engineman, bursting of steam pipe [More information ...]

Watson, Thomas, 04 May 1900, aged 31, Hewer, the two deceased men were hewing in the Beaumont Seam, when a holing was unexpectedly made into some old workings containing an accumulation of water; no one had any knowledge of the old workings [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...]

Welsh, John Tennant, 25 Oct 1927, (accident: 24 Jun 1927), aged 14, Driver, crushed

White, J., 28 Mar 1872, aged 35, Wood Leader, killed by a fall of stone

White, James, 16 Nov 1881, aged 35, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Wilson, George, 29 Dec 1933, aged 27, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Wright, Jonathan, 05 Feb 1910, aged 17, Driver, fell in front of engine set