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Ernest Hopps
| Age: | 20 |
| Died: | 4th Nov 1934 |
| Accident: | 3rd Nov 1934 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1914 |
| Colliery: | Mainsforth |
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| Occupation: | Ropeman |
| Notes: | died from injuries received |
| Buried: | Duncombe Cemetery, Ferryhill |
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At Mainsforth Colliery, Durham, a ropeman was assisting to push a tram of sleepers into position for unloading on a junction. He slipped and fell heavily on a plank which formed part of a wooden covering above a six feet in diameter horizontal haulage sheave. The plank broke in half owing to dry rot and he removed the broken portions whilst he continued to unload the tram. Later, in a moment of forgetfulness, he stepped into the hole with the result that one of his legs became entangled in the revolving sheave. The flooring had been examined on the day prior to the accident but the dry rot had not been detected. An expanded metal guard totally enclosing the haulage sheave was afterwards fitted beneath the wood cover.
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Ferryhill — Duncombe Cemetery
Location: OS Map 93, Grid Ref NZ303324
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
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| Ernest HOPPS | 4th Nov 1934 | 20 | 1914 |
| Frances HOPPS | |||
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- 1934 Mines Inspectors Report
- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-00346-01-0002) © Kev Duncan
- Headstone(s) in Duncombe Cemetery, Ferryhill
- Tombstone photograph (T-00357-01-0002) © Kev Duncan
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Ernest Hopps | 03 Nov 2008 |
Family history Hopps, County Durham |
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| Margaret. Christine. Hopps | 07 Aug 2021 |
I am the Daughter of Alfred Hopps born 10/9/1921 and Dorothy Isabella Garraway born 12/4/1919 My name is Margaret Christine Phillips nee Hopps born 2/3/1946 Lanchester I came back to Bishop Auckland county Durham on the 14/6/2014 when I got married for the second time in Memory of my Dad Alfred I have 6 Children, 8 Grandchildren hope this helps I would love to hear from you Stay safe xx |
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