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Thomas Jackson
| Age: | 31 |
| Died: | 4th Sep 1911 |
| Accident: | 30th Aug 1911 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1880 |
| Colliery: | Wooley |
| Company: | Pease and Partners Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | he was walking inbye along with six other hewers all of whom were proceeding in single file at close intervals when they met a driver coining outbye with his pony and set of full tubs; all the men except Jackson were able to take shelter in the refuge holes, which at that point were only half the statutory distance apart; he appears to have lost his presence of mind, tripped up and host his light and was then knocked down by the pony; the accident should not have occurred as the driver's light could be seen 30 yards away and deceased was knocked down only three yards from a refuge hole |
| 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: 41, Accident Number: 6 Where to find this report
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Graham Brown | 14 Feb 2021 |
Family tree purposes. From what I understand, Thomas Jackson was married to my great grandmother |
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