| Individual Details | Individual Details | |||
 |
 |
|||
Joseph Curry
| Age: | 41 |
| Died: | 1st May 1893 |
| Accident: | 1st May 1893 4:00 PM, 7th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1852 |
| Colliery: | Croxdale |
| Company: | Weardale Iron Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | While assisting a deputy to draw out a broken jud a large stone fell from the roof and killed him. |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: |
 |
 |
| Description | |
|
|
Number 19 on the list occurred at Croxdale Colliery, belonging to the Weardale Iron Company, Limited, on the 1st of May, about 4 o'clock p.m., causing the death of William Curry, a coal hewer.
Deceased was assisting a deputy to draw, and while doing so a large stone fell from a breaker, which the deputy had not seen, and killed him on the spot.
This stone, directly the deputy knocked out the timber supporting it, would fall without the slightest warning, and there would be no chance of escape. I understand the deputy was a careful and experienced man.
Timber drawing is a hazardous occupation, and too much care cannot be exercised while following it.
|
|
| Mines Inspectors Report Entry | |
|
|
|
|
| Sources | |
|
|
- 1893 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7339), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 35, Accident Number: 19 Where to find this report
- 1893 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7339), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 9 Where to find this report
|
|
| Researchers | |
|
|
| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| neil Todd | 14 Jan 2023 |
joseph curry engineman Byermoor Colliery My grandfather |
|
If you are researching Joseph Curry (e.g. for family tree purposes) and you would like to hear from others with the same interest then please complete the details in the following form. We will show the information you provide on this page so that you can be contacted.
Return
Return to Top
Contains public sector information licensed under the 
