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Richard Dixon Swan
| Age: | 16 |
| Died: | 9th Jan 1903 |
| Accident: | 9th Jan 1903 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1887 |
| Colliery: | Bournmoor |
| Company: | Lambton Collieries Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Water Leader |
| Notes: | two shifters were engaged taking down stone on a road, and at the time of the accident had gone back a distance of 30 yards to get a meal, deceased who was employed leading water on the in-bye side, went to join them, and in passing under where some timber had been drawn a stone fell and killed him |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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Number 17 on the list occurred at Bourn Moor Colliery, belonging to the Lambton Collieries Co. Ltd., on January 9th, and caused the death of a water-leader.
Two stonemen were, on the day in question, taking down top stone and to enable them to do so had drawn some of the timber. About the middle of the shift they went about 30 yards on the out-bye side to get a meal, and the deceased water-leader, who was working on the in-bye side of where the stone was being taken down, came out with the intention of joining the stonemen, and as he was passing the place where the timber had been removed, and the stone taken down, a large fall took place and killed him.
The deceased knew the men were working there and what they were doing, and should have taken more precautions before passing under the unsupported stone. The man who was in charge did not expect him to come out or he would have waited to see him safely through.
As a result of this accident instructions were given by the manager, on my suggestion, that when men leave places like this a temporary fence should be put up across one end to prevent any one travelling under the stone, which is being taken down and is unsupported by timber, without the chargeman being aware of it.
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- 1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 16 Where to find this report
- 1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 53, Accident Number: 17 Where to find this report
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