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Robert Morton
| Age: | 41 |
| Died: | 20th Jun 1902 |
| Accident: | 20th Jun 1902 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1861 |
| Colliery: | Bearpark |
| Company: | Bearpark Coal and Coke Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Chock Drawer |
| Notes: | they were repairing an old headways when a very large stone fell and killed them both ; the fall was caused by slips which could not be seen before it took place |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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No. 216 on the list occurred at Bearpark Brancepeth Colliery, belonging to Messrs. Bearpark Coal and Coke Co., Ltd., on June 20th, and caused the death of a Chockman and Timber Leader.
These, and other men, were repairing and timbering a place, and while they were doing so a large post stone, 13 feet 6 inches long by 6 feet 6 inches wide by 3 feet 6 inches thick at one side, running to a feather edge at the other, fell. At the thick side there was a breaker of long standing, and from it to the feathery edge there was a very slippery parting, and neither this nor the breaker could be seen before the stone fell. Previous to the accident the roof would be level and to all appearance sound and good.
The chockman was a good, careful, and experienced man, and there is no doubt he had been deceived by the breaker and the slippery parting.
I mention this accident as it is one of a kind that cannot very well be prevented, and is in the fullest meaning of the term a pure accident.
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- 1902 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1590) Where to find this report
- 1902 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1590), Durham District (No. 4) by R. Donald Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 50, Accident Number: 216 Where to find this report
- Memorial photograph (T-09368-14-0064) © Bob Dunn
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