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Edward Oates
| Age: | 22 |
| Died: | 12th May 1891 |
| Accident: | 12th May 1891 4:00 PM, 9th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1869 |
| Colliery: | New Copley |
| Company: | Woodland Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Engineman |
| Notes: | was found dead beside an underground pumping engine, supposed to have been caught by the crank while oiling |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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No. 19 on the list occurred at New Copley Colliery, belonging to the Woodland Coal Company, Limited, on the 12 of May, about 4 o'clock p.m., causing the death of Edward Oates, a pumping engine-man.
This accident was caused by deceased oiling the engine whilst it was in motion. From the position in which the oil-can and his lamp were found, I think he had been caught by the crank and thrown upon the fence protecting the fly-wheel, and was caught by it. He was not found for some time afterwards. The engineer at the colliery said he had given deceased instructions not to oil the engine without stopping it. If he had done this the probability is that he would have been alive at this moment.
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| 14 May 1891 | Sad Death Of A Cockfield Engineman (North Eastern Daily Gazette) |
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Columns: 1: No. of Accident ; 2: Date and Hour of the Accident ; 3: Hour of the Person's Shift, i.e. No of Hours he had been at work when the Accident happened to him ; 3: Name of the Mine or Colliery ; 4: Where situate ; 5: Name of the Owner or Company ; 6: Persons killed ; 7: Reputed Age ; 8: Occupation ; 9: Cause of Accident, and Remarks |
- 1891 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6625), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 28, Accident Number: 19 Where to find this report
- 1891 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6625), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 8 Where to find this report
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