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Abraham Parker
| Age: | 30 |
| Died: | 8th Apr 1897 |
| Accident: | 8th Apr 1897 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1867 |
| Colliery: | Binchester |
| Company: | Bolckow, Vaughan and Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | Killed by a fall of roof in his working place after a shot had been fired. The shot had been drilled into solid and displaced some timber |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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No. 158 on the list occurred at Binchester Colliery, belonging to Messrs. Bolckow, Vaughan and Co., Limited, on April 8th, causing the death of a hewer.
This man's death was due to his own want of skill or care. He had fired a shot which in the process of drilling the hole had got into the solid coal, under which no kirving or holing had been done, the result was that when the shot was fired it displaced a middle prop and plank and also a pair of gears, and the stone forming the roof was considerably shaken, and on going back to the face he was killed by a piece of stone which fell from the roof.
If this hole had not been improperly drilled the timber most probably would not have been displaced and this accident would not have occurred.
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- 1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 11 Where to find this report
- 1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 39, Accident Number: 158 Where to find this report
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Julia Parker | 19 Sep 2015 |
I'm researching my family tree. He was the brother of my great grandfather. |
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