Description

No. 345 on the list occurred at Lumpsey Mines, belonging to Messrs. Bell Brothers, Ltd., on the 12th of August, causing the death of an onsetter.

This accident was caused by a small piece of ironstone, weighing about 2½ lbs., falling off a tub as it was being taken out of the cage on the surface, and going down the shaft, where it hit the deceased man on the head and killed him instantly.

At the bottom of the shaft there is what is locally known as a "picture" to protect the men from such an accident as this, but there is a small space between it and the cage shoes of about 7 inches, and the stone fell through this. Deceased was in the act of lifting the catch of the descending cage and for the moment was directly under the space between the cage and the "picture" or screen.

Mines Inspectors Report Entry

Sources

• 1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 13 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: 41, Accident Number: 345 Where to find this report
• National Burial Index published by The Federation of Family History Societies & Associates

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