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William Ellerby
| Age: | 30 |
| Died: | 28th Aug 1934 |
| Accident: | 28th Aug 1934 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1904 |
| Colliery: | Horden |
| Company: | Horden Collieries Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Drawer |
| Notes: | killed by a fall of stone |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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A fall from an unsecured roof cavity caused the death of a chock drawer at Horden Colliery, Durham. He was walking on an endless rope haulage road, 13 feet wide and six feet high, supported by 12 feet H-section steel girders set three feet apart on wood props. A large fall of roof occurred in a cavity approximately 15 feet long, eight feet wide and three feet high, and discharged five girders. It would appear that the stone falling on this covering from the unsecured cavity discharged the girders. Such cavities should be completely stowed or otherwise made secure and in such a place the roof girders and the props supporting them should be laced and strutted.
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- 1934 Mines Inspectors Report
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Michael Ellerby | 02 Nov 2017 |
Did William Ellerby have any brothers and where were they born and brought up |
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| Gina Chandler | 07 Dec 2019 |
I believe William Ellerby was my great uncle, the brother of my nan, Eva Ellerby. I understand he had a son and i would like to find out about him. |
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