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Charles Turner
| Age: | 41 |
| Died: | 11th Jul 1912 |
| Accident: | 11th Jul 1912 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1871 |
| Colliery: | Subwealden (Gypsum) |
| Company: | Gypsum Mines, Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Notes: | Deceased and another were engaged unloading coal from a truck on to a wharf. They wished to move the truck and deceased got in front of it, on the side next to the wharf, to attend to the brake. The truck was moved forward by the other man by means of a crowbar, and deceased was caught between the truck and the side of the wharf, and so badly crushed that he died shortly after being extricated. The railway dips less than one quarter of an inch per yard in the direction in which the truck was being moved. The space between the wharf and the nearest part of the truck was 6½ inches. The truck had a brake-lever on one side only, and this side was next to the wharf with the handle of the lever at the front end. There would seem to have been no reason why the brake need have been used at all ; wood "scotches" would have served the purpose better in the circumstances |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | On the Surface :: On Railways, Sidings, or Tramways |
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- 1912 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6983), Midland and Southern District (No. 8) by Hugh Johnstone, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 71, Accident Number: 1 Where to find this report
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