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William Sands
| Age: | 30 |
| Died: | 19th Jan 1898 |
| Accident: | 19th Jan 1898 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1868 |
| Colliery: | Burnhope |
| Company: | U. A. Ritson |
| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | when travelling out-bye by a day drift which passes the upcast shaft, he opened a door into the shaft, and slipped in and fell to the bottom of the shaft, a distance of 516 feet, and was killed instantly |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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No. 21 on the list occurred at Burnhope Colliery, belonging to Mr. U. A. Ritson, on the 19th January, causing the death of a hewer.
The deceased man had completed his shift, and was travelling out-bye along a new travelling way which passed the upcast shaft in which there was a door, and when he got to it, instead of keeping on in the travelling way, he opened the door and walked into the shaft and fell to the bottom of it, being killed instantly.
There was only a latch on this door before this accident occurred, but a lock has been put on since. Had it been on before, this accident would not have occurred.
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- 1898 Mines Inspectors Report (C 9264), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 17 Where to find this report
- 1898 Mines Inspectors Report (C 9264), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 41, Accident Number: 21 Where to find this report
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