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John Scarlett
| Age: | 16 |
| Died: | 19th Oct 1891 |
| Accident: | 19th Oct 1891 2:45 PM, 9th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1875 |
| Colliery: | Byers Green |
| Company: | Bolckow, Vaughan and Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Incline Boy |
| Notes: | while guiding the rope on to the drum of an underground engine he got caught by some means and was wound on to the drum by the rope |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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No. 47 on the list occurred at Byers Green Colliery, belonging to Messrs. Bolckow, Vaughan, & Co., Limited, on the 19th of October, about 2.45 p.m., causing the death of John Scarlett, a rope boy. His duty was to guide the rope on to the drums of a self-acting incline, and on the day in question, while following his usual employment, a set of tubs had been got ready to run, and the brakesman and deceased waited for a signal to start. On receiving one, the deceased boy went to the other side of the drum to guide the rope, as usual. All went well for some time, until the brakesman heard a terrible noise which he thought was caused by the rope breaking, and the wood fencing was flying about in all directions. He at once fastened the brake down and stopped the set ; on going round to see what was the matter he found deceased's body on the drum with seven coils of rope round it, and his head on the ground close by. The drum was securely fenced, and in front of it is some framework carrying sheaves to guide the rope. Deceased's duty was to stand in front of this framework. There is a space of 17 inches between it and the drum, and I imagine the boy had got in there to guide the rope by putting his foot against it, and holding on by an iron crossbar, and had been caught by the rope and this carried on to the drum.
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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: 11 Where to find this report
- 1891 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6625), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 32, Accident Number: 47 Where to find this report
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William Scarlett
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10 Dec 2022 |
He was my Grandfather’s brother who was also working at Byers Green Colliery aged 14 years.
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