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Joseph Cameron
| Age: | 68 |
| Died: | 21st Sep 1896 |
| Accident: | 21st Sep 1896 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1828 |
| Colliery: | Broughton Moor, Bertha Pit |
| Company: | Flimby and Broughton Moor Coal and Fireclay Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | He was working in a 4-yards bord, the roof of which was bad and full of "slips." A small trouble ran diagonally across the place from the right, and there was a slip running along the right hand side of the place. In working out the coal, he bared another slip at the face, and the stone came away from these slips, tapering off to a feather edge. One prop was canted out. An official was in about half hour before and considered the place safe, but it is doubtful, considering the nature of the roof, whether he should not have had another plank set. The nearest to the face was 6 feet away [Inspection made & inquest attended] |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Falls in the Mine :: Falls of Roof |
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| 24 Sep 1896 | Fatal Colliery Accident At Broughton (Whitehaven News) |
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- 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 22, Accident Number: 445 Where to find this report
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Allen Graham | 09 Mar 2013 |
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