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James McGrail
| Age: | 52 |
| Died: | 29th Oct 1924 |
| Accident: | 29th Oct 1924 2.0 a.m., 3rd hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1872 |
| Colliery: | Golborne |
| Company: | Richard Evans and Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Daywageman |
| Notes: | Deceased was killed by two runaway tubs containing debris which were being sent inbye down a brow dipping 1 in 5. He and another man were taking tubs off the endless rope haulage motion and turning them into the level, when, owing to two full tubs being momentarily retarded, the lashing chain attaching them to the rope broke, and the tubs ran five or six yards down brow. They caught the deceased and crushed him against the tub he was handling. The momentary stoppage was probably due to some obstruction on the rails. The chain showed slight internal corrosion and crystallisation and evidently was too weak to stand the sudden jerk. The chains are annealed at the rate of about 250 per week and are examined daily |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Miscellaneous Underground :: Haulage :: Ropes or Chains Breaking |
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- 1924 Mines Inspectors Report, Lancashire and North Wales Division (No. 5) by A. D. Nicholson, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection], Page: 58, Accident Number: 87
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