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Age:	62
Died:	2nd Mar 1906
Accident:	1st Mar 1906
Year Born:	abt. 1844
Colliery:	North Walbottle
Company:	North Walbottle Coal Co., Ltd.
Occupation:	Hewer
Notes:	run over by trucks
Buried:	[not known]
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Deceased, on his way home from work in the Throckley Coal Company's Blucher pit, travelled down a surface self-acting incline occupied by the North Walbottle Coal Company. As he passed the bank-head the attendant there told him to wait, as trucks were to be run, but he refused and said he would watch the sets. He walked down 157 yards, when the attendant who had started the incline saw the three loaded 15-ton trucks that were being run pass him, and, after they had passed, saw him lying between a fence and the line of rails on which the loaded trucks had run, where there was a space of about 4½ feet. Both his legs were cut off below the knee and one arm was nearly severed. He had been dragged 13 yards. The incline attendant said he did not think deceased had been attempting to ride, but that, as it was a greasy day, he had slipped. He was taken to Newcastle Infirmary, where he died next day. Notices prohibiting trespassing on the incline are posted up, but little attention is paid to them. The Jury added to their verdict the following — "We think not sufficient protection is afforded the public where the accident took place."

• 1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 49, Accident Number: 13 Where to find this report

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