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Frank Edward Burton
| Age: | 15 |
| Died: | 25th Jan 1926 |
| Accident: | 25th Jan 1926 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1911 |
| Colliery: | Adventure |
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| Occupation: | Screen Lad |
| Notes: | A screener was killed at Adventure Colliery, Durham. Deceased wished to go from one side of a Marcus Screen to the other, and disobeying instructions, proceeded by way of the driving end of the screen. When passing the crank shaft he slipped and fell on the machinery. He died from shock four hours later. He passed under a bar fence fixed 2 feet 10 inches from the floor. A close fence should have been provided and would probably have prevented the accident. |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| Arbitration Committee — 13th April 1926 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Department
Report of Proceedings
of
Arbitration Committee Meeting
held in the
The Coal Trade Offices, Newcastle-on-Tyne
On April 13th 1926
Partial Dependency Cases.
2023. Adventure. Frank Edward Burton, 15, screen lad.
Killed on 25th January, 1926, through injuries caused by falling and being crushed by the flywheel of an engine.
The accident appears to have been caused by Burton attempting to go from one side of the conveyor to another by an improper route.
The family consisted of the following :—
| Age | Occupation | Average Earnings during last 12 weeks |
Remarks | |||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
| Deceased | 15 | Screen-lad | 0 | 13 | 8 | |
| Mother | 53 | 0 | 15 | 0 | Widow's pension, 10/-; rent from Guardians, 5/- | |
| Sister | 23 | Domestic | 0 | 11 | 6 | Living away from home |
| Sister | 17 | Day-girl | 0 | 4 | 0 | And food |
| Sister | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Pension | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | ||||
Claim for £600 made by the mother, Mary Florence Burton.
Owners repudiate liability.
Awarded funeral expenses without prejudice £15.
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/6/1/1/6, Reports of the Compensation Department, Vol VI covering Jan-Dec 1926
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