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William Adamson Robinson
| Age: | 52 |
| Died: | 30th May 1896 |
| Accident: | 30th May 1896 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1844 |
| Colliery: | Norwood |
| Company: | Norwood Coal Co. |
| Occupation: | Onsetter |
| Notes: | caught, by some means between the cage and buntings, as the cage was leaving the shaft bottom, and crushed to death |
| Buried: | Evenwood Cemetery |
| Category: | Shaft Accidents :: Miscellaneous |
The fatal accident, No. 243 on the list, occurred at Norwood Colliery, belonging to the Norwood Coal Co., Limited, on the 30th May, and caused the death of an onsetter.
The cause of it taking place is not quite clear, A boy had been at the shaft a few minutes before the accident occurred, and at that time noticed that there were five full tubs in the landing, and that the one nearest to the shaft was uncoupled from the others. I think this uncoupled tub had commenced to move towards the cage, and that deceased got in front of it to stop it, but, being unable to do this, it pushed him partly into the cage, and his coat, catching the rapper lever, had caused a signal to be given to the winding engineman, who in response to it took the cage away, and deceased was so caught between it and the shaft timber and killed.
Evenwood — Cemetery
Location: OS Map 92, Grid Ref NZ154256
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- 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 11 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: 24, Accident Number: 243 Where to find this report
- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-03362-06-0002) © Kev Duncan
- Headstone(s) in Evenwood Cemetery
- Tombstone photograph (T-03374-06-0002) © Kev Duncan
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