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George Anderson
| Age: | 33 |
| Died: | 30th Oct 1902 |
| Accident: | 30th Oct 1902 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1869 |
| Colliery: | Eston (Ironstone) |
| Company: | Bolckow, Vaughan and Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Notes: | deceased and his mate had lighted a powder shot which they thought had missed fire ; both of them, without waiting the proper time, went back to see if it had done so, when it suddenly exploded, and a piece of stone struck Anderson on the back of the head and fractured his skull, died the same day |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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No. 389 occurred at Eston Mines, belonging to Messrs. Bolckow, Vaughan & Co., Ltd., on October 30th, and caused the death of a miner.
The deceased man, and the man working with him, had a powder shot in their place which they had lighted and then retired to a safe distance. It did not explode as soon as they expected, and without waiting the time specified by the Special Rule, viz., 5 minutes, they both returned to see what was wrong. They saw the squib glowing : one man ran back, and saved himself; but the deceased tried to rush past, and, just he was in front of the shot, it exploded, and a piece of stone hit him on the head and fractured his skull.
Why men should be so careless as to go back to a lighted shot immediately after they think it should have exploded, apart from its being a distinct breach of the Special Rule, I cannot comprehend.
Nothing is gained by doing so but, on the other hand, a great risk is run of their receiving fatal or serious personal injury.
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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: 51, Accident Number: 389 Where to find this report
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