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Herbert Young
| Age: | 14 |
| Died: | 11th Apr 1911 |
| Accident: | 11th Apr 1911 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1897 |
| Colliery: | Pelton |
| Company: | Owners of Pelton Colliery |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Notes: | he was engaged temporarily in clearing out rollers on the engine plane; the mode of haulage was endless rope, running at a speed of 2 miles an hour; the rope ran on top of the tubs which were run in sets of three tubs each; it can only be supposed he continued clearing a roller hole out until a full set was close on him, and then he slipped on to the empty road forgetting an empty set might be close to him also; probably he was knocked down by an empty set in front of a full set; he was found under the tubs dead. there was room to stand between the full tubs and the road side |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Miscellaneous Underground Accidents :: Haulage :: Run over or crushed by Trams and Tubs |
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- 1911 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6237), Durham District (No. 3) by A. D. Nicholson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 40, Accident Number: 3 Where to find this report
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