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Robert Thirlwell
| Age: | 34 |
| Died: | 12th Mar 1892 |
| Accident: | 12th Mar 1892 7:00 AM, 4th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1858 |
| Colliery: | Ashington |
| Company: | Ashington Coal Co. |
| Occupation: | Stoneman |
| Notes: | Explosion of powder [Inspection made & inquest attended] |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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The second fatal accident occurred at the Ashington Colliery, on March 12, to a stoneman named Robert Thirlwell, 34 years of age, who was acting as a chargeman and shot-firer in a stone drift. Deceased and another man named Thornhill had prepared two gunpowder shots ready for firing. The former then gave the order to light up, and Thornhill lighted his fuse. He then saw that Thirlwell's had not caught, and called out to him to look sharp. He then ran out and was being followed by the deceased, when the shot lighted by the former exploded, and deceased was struck by the flying stones. This accident was caused by the fuses being of too short a length, and it seems incredible that men will persist in running such risks for the sake of saving, perhaps, half a minute in the time they would have to wait for the shot to explode.
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- 1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 11 Where to find this report
- 1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 25, Accident Number: 24 Where to find this report
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