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Carnegie Hero Fund Award | |||
| Date: | Aug 1933 | ||
| Colliery: | North Walbottle | ||
| Occupation: | Doctor | ||
Carnegie Award For Doctor
The Carnegie Hero Fund Trustees have awarded Dr. Hugh Turnbull, Westerhope, Newcastle-on-Tyne, who in August last carried through an operation below ground at Walbottle Colliery. A large stone weighing 100 tons crashed on three coal tubs, imprisoning the hand of a 17-years-old miner. The stone settled within 19in. of the floor of the mine, all efforts failing to liberate the boy. Dr. Turnbull, to amputate, had to lie on his back in a space of 19in. high by 2ft. wide. One of his instruments broke, and a hack saw had to be substituted. The operation took 45 minutes, during which time the doctor ran the risk of being crushed in a further collapse of the smashed bits which partly supported the stone.
Source: The Science and Art of Mining (09 Dec 1933)
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