Hodge Close Quarry: Difference between revisions

John Casson was just 25 years of age when he was killed on 27 November 1901, after a large mass of rock fell from the side and buried him.<ref>[http://www.dmm.org.uk/individ1/i10869.htm In Memoriam – John Casson] Durham Mining Museum. Accessed 8 May, 2023.</ref> Another tragedy was that of 50 year old Joseph Dixon who, on 8 September 1932, was killed instantly when 30-40 ton rock fell on him in the quarry.<ref>[http://www.dmm.org.uk/individ1/i19724.htm In Memoriam – Joseph Dixon] Durham Mining Museum. Accessed 8 May, 2023.</ref> A father and son, both in employment at Hodge Close, were killed 22 years apart: John Brockbank on 20 July 1911,<ref>[http://www.dmm.org.uk/individ1/i13769.htm In Memoriam – John Brockbank] Durham Mining Museum. Accessed 8 May, 2023.</ref> and his son Ralph Brockbank, on 9 November 1933.<ref>[http://www.dmm.org.uk/individ2/i24777.htm In Memoriam – Ralph Brockbank] Durham Mining Museum. Accessed 8 May, 2023.</ref> Both men saw their last from accidents, the former by rock falling from a Blondin waggon, the later struck by rock from an explosion. Not all injuries came from rock falls. There were other casualties across all the mining operations in the Tilberthwaite Valley, proving just how dangerous the job was.