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Aaron Curry
No. 80 accident took place in the thick ironstone bed at Eston, in Cleveland, where two
miners were killed by a fall of the stone in their working place. It appears they had gone to
work as usual on the morning of the accident about 6 o'clock, and commenced, Hopper to
drill a hole in a large piece of stone, and Curry to wedge what is termed "a leg" out from
underneath it; in about an hour afterwards a miner went into their place, and seeing the
danger warned them to desist and sprag the stone as required by the rules of the mine; however,
not heeding this advice they went on working until the stone fell and killed them both
on the spot. The proper timbers to be used were pointed out to them, and there is no doubt
they were guilty of great carelessness in violating one of the Special Rules of the mine which
provides "that in all cases of cutting out a 'leg' he is to put in a punch or sprag prop."
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- 1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Durham by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 19, Accident Number: 80 Where to find this report
- 1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Durham by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 9 Where to find this report
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