John Oliver Hindmarsh
| Age: | 31 |
| Died: | 2nd Mar 1907 |
| Accident: | 1st Mar 1907 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1876 |
| Colliery: | Heworth Burn, Sandstone quarry |
| Company: | Tate, Brown and Co. |
| Occupation: | Crane Driver |
| Notes: | |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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A crane, capable of lifting 7 tons, had raised a stone weighing about 3½ tons a few feet from the bottom of the quarry when the strap connecting one of the guys to the mast broke, 18 inches from the pin in the mast. The crane toppled over and deceased who was inside the wood protecting shed attached was scalded by steam escaping from a broken pipe and from the safety valve. The strap at the point of fracture measured 4¾ inches by 2 1/16 inches ; the break was altogether a new one and the iron at the point seemed crystalline. A mechanical engineer examined the crane by the Coroner's order and gave evidence at the inquest. He attributed the fracture to fatigue of the metal ; he said the strap was either wrought iron or mild steel which from the appearance of the fracture had become crystalline.
- 1907 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4045), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 58, Accident Number: 1 Where to find this report
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