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George Stockdale
| Age: | 46 |
| Died: | 11th Dec 1926 |
| Accident: | 11th Dec 1926 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1880 |
| Colliery: | Blaydon Burn |
| Company: | Priestman Collieries Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Charge Man |
| Notes: | killed by shot |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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An accident occurred in which a chargeman was killed and two stonemen injured, at Blaydon Burn Mary Colliery, Durham, which points strongly to a missfired shot having been unrammed. According to the evidence of two injured stonemen, deceased charged a shot hole with 1 lb. of gelignite fired by detonator and fuse, in a bottom canch, the shot failing to go off when lit up. On returning to the shot 1½ hours later deceased had reached the mouth of the hole when the shot exploded, killing him outright, and severely injuring the stonemen. Investigations at the scene of the accident revealed a 4 feet drill, lying in line with the hole, but 10 feet away, badly bent and blackened for a distance of 2 feet from the cutting end. Near the drill was found a 2-inch cartridge of gelignite with one end badly lacerated. A copper scraper and wooden beater were found nearer the mouth of the hole, while at the mouth itself was found a drill key, ordinarily used for releasing and extricating the drill when boring, and close beside the drill key a candle stick.
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- 1926 Mines Inspectors Report
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| Bryan Pattison | 09 Aug 2010 |
George Stockdale was my Great Grandfather.As ambulance driver for the collieries it was one of my grandfather John Elliott Pattison,s 1st jobs as amulance driver,to take his father in law to be home dead.On approaching the house Georges daughter Elizabeth was walking down the street so my grandad waited until she got home to take her fathers body to the house.According to my grandfather there was not a mark on his body.One of the men with him at the time said his last words were O,Dear.My grandads account of the incident differs somewhat from the official account.The accident occured just after the 1926 strike and the powder had been stored for the duration.My grandfather always said that the cause was damp powder.He continued in his post as colliery ambulance driver until he retired aged 63 in 1967. |
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