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William Plant
| Age: | 22 |
| Died: | 10th Jan 1892 |
| Accident: | 9th Jan 1892 11:45 AM, 9th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1870 |
| Colliery: | Trimdon Grange |
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| Occupation: | Waggonman |
| Notes: | crushed between a truck and screen leg; there was not sufficient room to pass |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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No. 2 on the list occurred at Trimdon Colliery, belonging to Messrs. Walter Scott, Limited, about 11:45 o'clock a.m. on the 9th of January, causing the death of William Plant, a screenman.
Deceased was riding on the buffer at the front end of a truck which he was lowering under the screens, and was in the act of putting the brake level down, when he was caught by an upright which supported the screens, and so severely crushed that he died on the following day.
Since this accident occurred, the uprights between the ways have been removed, and iron girders substituted for supports.
Probably the accident would not have happened if deceased had been on the back end of the truck, where he should have been ; he would then have been able to see the upright, as well as do his work.
This is one of a class of accidents it was sought to minimise when I, by the direction of the Secretary of State, addressed the circular letter B 2852/27, a copy of which was given in my report for the year 1888, to every colliery in this district.
I am glad to able to say that accidents of this kind have been much less frequent than they were at one time ; but there is yet room for improvement. Some of the legs under the screens, and especially at the collieries which have been worked for many years, are set in such a position as to allow of very little space — often not more than six inches — between them and the truck. This defect should be remedied without delay, as it is a highly dangerous one.
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- 1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 26, Accident Number: 2 Where to find this report
- 1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 7 Where to find this report
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