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Age:	57
Died:	13th Jun 1910
Accident:	13th Jun 1910
Year Born:	abt. 1853
Colliery:	Rogerley (Quarry)
Company:	Pease and Partners Ltd.
Occupation:	Quarryman
Notes:	struck on the head by a small stone projected by a shot
Buried:	[not known]
Category:	Inside the Quarries :: By Blasting

Ten accidents under this heading [By Blasting] were reported, one of which proved fatal. It occurred at Rogerley Quarry, Weardale, and resulted in the death of a quarryman, who with his son was engaged in putting in a shot hole on the main bench. About 68 yards distant on the same bench a shot consisting of ½lb. of gelatine dynamite was fired in a hole in a clay back, and a stone from it about four ounces in weight struck the deceased on the head. He never regained consciousness and died the same afternoon. The usual warnings were given that a shot was about to be fired, but the deceased either did not hear, or neglected the warning and did not retire to a safe distance. In this quarry shelters were not provided and the workmen were supposed to retire a sufficient distance from the shot, but as is sometimes the case the men prefer to dodge the flying stones, or seek refuge under Stationary wagons. As the result of a meeting with the quarry owners, shelters were provided but it is sometimes very difficult to get men to use them.

• 1910 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5676) Where to find this report
• 1910 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5676), Durham District (No. 3) by A. D. Nicholson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 44, Accident Number: 5 Where to find this report

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