Cambois Colliery

1926 - Low Main seam abandoned

Allan, David, 18 Jan 1928, aged 23, Timberer, electrocuted

Allen, Henry, 06 Dec 1867, aged 26, Banksman, cage drawn to pulleys and fell upon him

Anderson, A., 26 Sep 1944, aged 45, Stoneman, heart failure

Appleby, W., 20 Mar 1964, aged 56, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Armstrong, Thomas, 18 Mar 1866, aged 25, Sinker, killed by a fall of stone

Atkinson, John, 14 Jan 1870, aged 14, Driver, run over by tubs, Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington

Aytack, Arthur, 08 Sep 1899, aged 22, Shifter, The deceased and his marrow were ridding stones from a shot and building a pack at the face of a gateway. While Aytack was examining the roof, a stone fell from slips and a wet parting and struck him on the back of the head and neck [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Bambridge, Herbert William, 10 Jul 1941, aged 33, Coal Cutter, crushed by cutter

Bangay, James, 25 Feb 1913, aged 71, Washer-engine Attendant, deceased was found mangled by the bevel wheels of a revolving nut screen, 20 feet above ground level; his oil can was lying near and his clothes had probably caught in the wheels whilst he was oiling the bearings; the washer attendant usually did this work as deceased had a wooden left leg and his left hand had been maimed; notices were posted prohibiting oiling whilst the machinery was in motion

Barlow, James, 12 May 1868, aged 10, Wailer, run over by waggons

Beattie, William, 14 Sep 1894, 1:00 p.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 32, Hewer, He was caught by some unspragged coal falling when he was kirving. His brother was at the same time drilling a shot hole in the coal, which had only just been examined by the deputy [Inquest attended], Buried: St. Peter's Churchyard, West Sleekburn

Beckett, Alfred, 31 Aug 1908, aged 30, Shifter, fall of stone from brow of canch at working face

Bell, James, 18 Apr 1903, aged 29, Fitter & Shaftman, Deceased, the son of the enginewright of the colliery, who was present when the accident occurred, was assisting in raising an old Lancashire boiler into position to act as a tank. Two chocks 29 feet apart were supporting the boiler, which was raised at each end in turn by hydraulic jacks, and the height made good by adding wood to the chocks. Deceased was at the south end of the boiler, the north end then being highest, when it surged forward and crushed him against a chimney stack., Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery, West Sleekburn

Bicarton, Ralph, 07 Oct 1912, (accident: 18 Jan 1899), aged 30, Hewer

Bradley, David, 18 Jul 1900, aged 56, Hewer, Deceased and his son were working in a place which had just holed into the goaf. While he was examining the roof between the goaf and timber a large fall took place. There was a plentiful supply of suitable timber. [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Bragin, Enoch, 10 Dec 1885, (accident: 26 Nov 1885), aged 16, Putter, crushed by tubs

Bryson, Samuel, 04 Nov 1924, (accident: 03 Oct 1924), aged 53, Horsekeeper, kicked by pony

Buglass, David Henry, 14 Jan 1931, aged 37, Timberman, killed by a fall of stone

Calumboskie, C. J., 21 Apr 1960, (accident: 1953), aged 73, Datal, Pneumoconiosis

Carnaby, John, 10 Nov 1952, aged 42, Screens, crushed by a full tub

Chapple, Charles, 14 Jun 1928, (accident: 29 Jan 1923), aged 61, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone

Charlton, William, 21 Feb 1868, Deputy, Fall of Stone

Christie, Edward, 20 Mar 1922, aged 66, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Christmas, Walter Healy, 08 Feb 1923, aged 52, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Cochrane, John, 12 Mar 1885, aged 20, Hewer, fall of stone, came off at a slip, Buried: Netherton Lane Cemetery, Bedlington

Cochrane, Robert, 06 Feb 1892, (accident: 21 Jan 1892, 2:30 p.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 50, Hewer, He strained his shoulder when lifting a tub. Verdict of the jury, "Died from pleurisy, consequent on injuries received." [Inquest attended]

Cook, Joseph, 21 Dec 1943, aged 29, Stoneman, Fall of Coal

Corbitt, John W, 17 Jul 1945, (accident: 27 Jun 1945), aged 61, Datal, Slipped and Fractured Leg

Cowell, Thomas, 04 Jan 1910, aged 17, Driver, Crushed by tubs

Craft, George William, 12 Jan 1915, (accident: 11 Jan 1915), aged 44, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Cummings, J., 06 Aug 1961, (accident: Apr 1942), aged 72, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Curry, Joseph D, 17 Jun 1940, aged 61, Stoneman, Caught by Stone from Shot

Dawson, Phillip, 10 Aug 1916, aged 46, Hewer, found dead in mine

Deveraux, William Donkin, 08 Oct 1908, aged 40, Hewer, delayed explosion of gunpowder shot, fired by squib

Dixon, Robert, 06 Oct 1867, (accident: 27 Sep 1867), aged 18, Labourer, by waggons

Donald, John, 09 Jul 1903, aged 25, Hewer, Deceased and another hewer, after filling loose coals at the face of a lift in the broken workings in the Low Main seam in the undersea workings, were in the act of setting a prop when a thickness of 3 feet of the roof suddenly fell. The place had been properly inspected. The Local Inspectors reported that they "decided the accident to be one purely accidental, and quite unforeseen." Left a wife and infant daughter, Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery, West Sleekburn

Douglas, Robert, 05 Nov 1932, aged 19, Wagon Attendant, caught by wagons

Dunning, James, 30 May 1896, (accident: 18 May 1896), aged 23, Shifter, He died from concussion of the brain consequent upon an injury he accidentally received by falling from a ladder leading from the pit heap [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Farrell, Lawrence, 18 Oct 1966, aged 28, Power Loader, killed by a fall of stone

Fogo, John, 02 Apr 1941, aged 60, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Frazer, George, 20 Nov 1882, (accident: 10 Nov 1882), aged 14, Driver, crushed by tubs on rolleyway

Gibbins, John George, 24 Aug 1933, (accident: 20 Aug 1933), aged 44, Coal Cutter, crushed by cage

Gidney, Thomas, 25 Aug 1881, aged 23, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Haines, Victor Cecil, 31 Dec 1926, aged 30, Ridder, Shot Fireing Accident

Hall, George Robert, 28 Mar 1929, (accident: 24 May 1929), aged 55, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Harris, Thomas, 14 Sep 1916, aged 41, Timberer, strained

Hayton, Edmund, 03 Dec 1956, aged 26, Electrician, electrical accident, Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery, West Sleekburn

Henderson, Thomas, 13 Jul 1900, possibly killed by a fall of stone [details unknown]

Hobson, M. M., 19 Feb 1948, aged 24, Winch Lad, killed by a fall of stone

Hopper, William Whillance, 12 Oct 1910, (accident: 06 Oct 1910), aged 15, Driver, crushed by tub

Hornsby, George, 13 Jan 1929, aged 43, Coal Cutter, Electrocuted

Houliston, Thomas Henry, 06 Mar 1927, (accident: 18 Feb 1927), aged 42, Chargeman, killed by a fall of stone

Hughes, William, 10 Dec 1875, aged 31, Hewer, returned to his place just as his shot went off - coal fell on him

Humes, James (Archibald), 24 Dec 1940, aged 55, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Hunter, Thomas, 03 Sep 1887, (accident: 02 Sep 1887), aged 39, Labourer, crushed by wagons

Hurn, John Henry, 15 Mar 1916, (accident: 13 Mar 1916), aged 40, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Hyde, Samuel, 03 Nov 1925, aged 58, Shot Firer, Shot Fireing Accident

Jarvis, W., 24 Apr 1957, (accident: 23 Apr 1957), aged 35, Wagon Lowerer, crushed by waggon

Jones, William Austin, 19 Jan 1931, aged 57, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Kilgour, Edward, 15 May 1899, aged 14, Driver, When driving a set of five full tubs, he slipped off the limbers, and was run over by the first tub [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Kinghorn, George, 28 Dec 1892, (accident: 24 Dec 1892, 6:30 a.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 35, Hewer, He was taking some top coal down, when a stone fell from a "slip" on to him [Inquiries made]

Knox, George, 31 Mar 1938, aged 36, Electrician, Electrocuted

Laws, George William, 09 Nov 1935, (accident: 04 Nov 1935), aged 41, Conveyor Puller, suffered a broken spine from a fall of roof, died 5 days later in the Knight Memorial Hospital, address: 1, Tillery Cottages, South Newsham [More information ...]

Laws, William, 30 Jun 1871, aged 22, Hewer

Laws, William, 23 Feb 1892, (accident: 09 Feb 1892, 2:00 p.m., 7th hour of shift), aged 18, Putter, Whilst riding on the limmers, and in crossing from one side to the other, as he approached a turn in the road his head caught against the roof and he was forced back on to the tub, injuring his spine [Inquiries made & inquest attended]

Lee, William, 1897, aged 74, Mason's Labourer, was alleged to have died from injuries received 6 weeks previously while wheeling a barrow; after hearing the evidence a verdict of "Death from natural causes" was returned [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Lewis, John W., 18 Oct 1956, aged 62

Lilley, Thomas, 24 Dec 1889, aged 20, Fitter, scalded by tube bursting in an underground boiler

Long, Peter, 15 Mar 1871, aged 13, Wailer, crushed between waggons

Lydd, William, 09 Jan 1893, (accident: 06 Jan 1891), aged 66, Shifter, died from paralysis, brought on, so it was stated, by an injury to his wrist, received in January 1891; it was difficult to trace any connection between the so-called accident and his death, but in any case, as more than 12 months and a day had elapsed between the two events, it was not necessary to report it

Manfred, Patrick, 19 Dec 1900, aged 29, Hewer, The deceased had almost completed kirving a jud, when the coal suddenly came over a sprag which had been set. [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Marshall, Frederick, 15 Mar 1893, aged 19, Putter, Contrary to rules, he was riding his pony, and galloping towards the stables when he met the "set" of tubs, and he was severely crushed. The road is in good order, and with plenty of width [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Morris, Thomas, 14 Jul 1938, aged 62, Filler, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery, West Sleekburn

Nelson, William, 10 Oct 1942, aged 19, Conveyor Attendant, Arm Caught in Machinery

Nixon, Robert, 09 Dec 1875, aged 34, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Pattison, John, 29 Sep 1868, (accident: 23 Sep 1868), aged 13, Wagon Greaser, he was employed as a wagon greaser at the colliery. On the above day he fell off a loaded wagon, the wheels of which passed over his side and one of his legs. He died on the following Tuesday

Peggs, Charles Alfred, 23 Oct 1911, aged 20, Putter, fell in front of tubs

Powell, Albert, 09 Mar 1916, aged 16, Putter, run over by tub

Ramsay, Jack, 28 Jan 1942, decapitated in shaft, address: 5 North View, Cambois

Ramsay, John William, 28 Jan 1949, aged 34, Composite, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Ramsay, Thomas, 15 Jun 1942, aged 54, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Rawlings, Joshua, 20 May 1918, aged 70, Chargeman, died in pit

Robinson, William, 15 Dec 1888, aged 58, Hewer, died suddenly while at work; the medical man attributed the death to heart disease

Robinson, William, 30 Aug 1901, aged 32, Hewer, While hewing in a broken working a stone fell away from two slips, knocking out a prop which had been set to support the stone [Inquest attended], Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery, West Sleekburn

Robson, John, 18 Feb 1898, (accident: 23 Dec 1897), aged 35, Shifter, Deceased and his marrow were ridding a shot. They had been told to be careful about some stone which was hanging at a "jack" by the assistant master shifter two hours before. He told them to take it down, but they neglected to do so, and it afterwards fell on to the deceased [Inquest attended]

Roland, Robert, 26 Nov 1894, (accident: 27 Oct 1894), Miner, disappeared at night after leaving a public house, and nothing more was heard of him until 26th November, when his body was found in the colliery reservoir [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Roxburgh, John, 16 Dec 1890, aged 68, Furnaceman, caught by an ascending cage and pulled into the shaft

Roxburgh, Robert, 1897, aged 32, Shifter, died from cramp [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Sanders, Alfred, 07 Oct 1873, aged 17, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Smith, Arthur Edward, 10 Nov 1934, aged 14, Conveyor Hand, Crushed by Tub

Smith, Thomas, 22 May 1877, aged 13, Driver, fell off limmers, and tubs ran over him

Stevens, Jonathan, 07 Jun 1905, (accident: 02 Jun 1905), aged 36, Hewer, Deceased was kyrving in the top of the Yard seam, nearly opposite the gateway in a longwall place, when an oval-shaped post stone, with diameters 5½ feet and 4 feet, and about 1 foot thick in the centre thinning out all round the upper surface, being rather glassy and mixed with coal pipes, fell close to the face upon him, displacing two props set under it, and giving no warning. Deceased's marrow narrowly escaped. The deputy had been in the place about an hour before when it appeared safe. There was an ample supply of timber. The Local Inspectors made no report

Steward, Charles, Nov 1962, Deputy, killed on on number 2 plough face looking for plough coming along A.F. Conveyor which jackknifed and crushed his head on the roof

Storey, Henry, 08 Jul 1898, aged 36, Hewer, When hewing in a "broken jud," he requested his brother to hand him some timber to set, but before the latter could do so, a large stone fell away without any warning from between two "slips." The working was reported to be well-timbered up to within half a yard from the face by the deputy who had examined the place a short time previously [Inquest attended], Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery, West Sleekburn

Storey, John Edward, 19 Jul 1931, (accident: 26 Jun 1931), aged 61, Surface Worker, crushed by tub

Swinney, Adam, 18 May 1950, (accident: 28 Apr 1950), aged 16, Surface Worker, crushed by tubs

Tait, R. S., 02 Apr 1963, aged 58, Datal, Pneumoconiosis

Thompson, Arnold, 26 Apr 1963, (accident: 29 May 1947), aged 42, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Turnbull, Thomas George, 14 Jul 1904, aged 52, Wasteman, A shot charged with three cartridges of gelignite was prepared in stone by the side of a return air road and was fitted with fuse and detonator. Deceased lit the fuse and retired along the road a distance of 75 feet and stood on the same side as that on which the shot was placed. He had sufficient time to take up a safer position. When the shot exploded a stone was projected and struck him on the head and he died in a few hours. The Local Inspectors reported "that it was purely accidental and no blame can be attached to anyone"

Tweddel, Robert, 18 Mar 1879, aged 53, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal

Tyrie, Ernest Charles, 28 Apr 1944, aged 63, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Warnes, Seaman, 10 Oct 1916, aged 14, Driver, run over by tubs

Watson, Richard S, 16 Dec 1941, aged 33, Chargeman, Inhalation of Gas

Watson, William, 29 Nov 1881, aged 48, Borer, killed by a fall of stone

Williamson, Robert, 07 Mar 1953, (accident: 17 Aug 1949), aged 45, Miner

Wilson, Norman, 13 Jul 1967, aged 58, Supports Checker, struck by crane jib [More information ...]

Wilson, Robert, 29 Jul 1904, (accident: 29 Sep 1891), aged 77

Wood, John, 08 Dec 1874, aged 13, Driver, fell off the limbers and was crushed by the tubs

Wright, Arthur, 30 Apr 1874, aged 25, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal

Young, Charles, 13 Nov 1952, (accident: 18 Mar 1949), aged 57, Miner

Young, Robert Grieves, 03 Jan 1929, aged 57, Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery, West Sleekburn