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Thomas Stout
| Age: | 52 |
| Died: | 2nd Oct 1896 |
| Accident: | 2nd Oct 1896 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1844 |
| Colliery: | Eppleton |
| Company: | Hetton Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Shifter |
| Notes: | He was levering some top stone down with a plank when the plank slipped and he fell with his head against a stone and dislocated his neck [Sunderland Daily Echo reports: accident - 03 Oct 1896 pg 3] |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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No. 454 on the list occurred at Eppleton Colliery, belonging to the Hetton Coal Co., Limited, on October 2nd, causing the death of a shifter.
This accident shows how very simply they occur at times. He and another man were taking timber out and stone down to put new timber in.
Deceased thought he could get a particular stone down by using a plank as a lever. He got a plank and placed one end over the stone and put his chest on the other end, and commenced to work it up and down, when the end on the stone slipped and he fell head foremost in amongst some loose stones, and died within 10 minutes.
There appears to have been no neglect on the part of anyone, and this occurrence only goes to show even with all the care men can use accidents will occur.
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- 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 17 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: 27, Accident Number: 454 Where to find this report
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