| Individual Details | Individual Details | |||
 |
 |
|||
Joseph Jacques
| Age: | 15 |
| Died: | 28th Feb 1896 |
| Accident: | 28th Feb 1896 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1881 |
| Colliery: | South Durham |
| Company: | South Durham Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Notes: | He was riding on the limbers, they came off and he fell in front of the tab and got crushed |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Miscellaneous Underground Accidents :: Haulage :: Run over or crushed by Trams or Tubs |
 |
 |
| Description | |
|
|
No. 113 on the list occurred at South Durham Colliery, belonging to the South Durham Coal Company, Limited, on February 28th, causing the death of a driver.
The pony, which he was driving, had just pulled a tub out of a dip place, and he was riding on the limbers. As soon as they reached the level road the pony ran away at a great speed, and caused the limbers to become detached from the tub, and the boy was dropped in front of it and killed.
The cotterill, which prevents the limbers getting loose in this way, had either come out or had never been put in.
I think, however, that owing to the speed the tub was travelling that it had shaken out, and this boy was not in any way to blame for the accident occurring.
|
|
| Mines Inspectors Report Entry | |
|
|
|
|
| Sources | |
|
|
- 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 15 Where to find this report
- 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 26, Accident Number: 113 Where to find this report
|
|
| Researchers | |
|
|
If you are researching Joseph Jacques (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 
