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Richard Longstaff
| Age: | 55 |
| Died: | 4th Nov 1891 |
| Accident: | 4th Nov 1891 4:00 PM, 1st hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1836 |
| Colliery: | Norwood |
| Company: | Norwood Coal Co. |
| Occupation: | Horse Keeper |
| Notes: | while walking along engine plane to his work he failed to get into a refuge hole, was caught by the set and run over |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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No. 51 on the list occurred at Norwood Colliery, belonging to the Norwood Coal Company, on the 14th of November, about 4 o'clock p.m., causing the death of Richard Longstaff, a horsekeeper. He was going in-bye, along with his son and the horse-shoer, when they met a set of tubs coming out, and instead of getting into a refuge hole, as they should have done, the walked on until the set was close to them. The horse-shoer managed to get into a refuge hole and deceased's son got into the water-level by the side. Longstaff tried to get into the refuge hole, but the set caught and killed him.
These accidents are far too frequent, and why men will not take advantage of a refuge and wait there until a set passes them I cannot conceive. Nothing is gained by rushing heedlessly on ; it is a most dangerous practice, as this accident shows.
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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 |
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- 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: 51 Where to find this report
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