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James Meegan
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| Died: | 15th Oct 1881 |
| Accident: | 14th Oct 1881 |
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| Colliery: | Brancepeth |
| Company: | Strakers and Love |
| Occupation: | Coke Drawer |
| Notes: | he was run over and killed by a truck while working in the coke yard [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident] |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Deaths not comprised under The Acts |
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Died on Saturday 15th October from injuries received at work the previous day. At the inquest Thomas Manners, a locomotive engine driver, testified that he had seen Meegan "run down the middle of the line in front of the truck" in the coke yard. He blew the whistle and Meegan moved onto the side next to the coke ovens. As he passed, he looked over the side to see if Meegan had moved, but failing to spot him, he brought the engine to a halt. He got off and found Meegan lying near the lines, both his legs and an arm had been broken after being run over. There was a thunderstorm going on at the time, so the deceased may not have heard the approaching engine.
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- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 461 Where to find this report
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