George Louden
| Age: | 59 |
| Died: | 25th Jan 1932 |
| Accident: | 22nd Jan 1932 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1873 |
| Colliery: | Horden |
| Company: | Horden Collieries Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Under Manager |
| Notes: | struck by conveyor, died from injuries received |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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An undermanager and a chargeman lost their lives in a double fatality at Horden Colliery, Durham. They were at the tailgate end of a retreating longwall scraper conveyor face 88 yards long. The lad operating the compressed-air driven conveyor hauler over-ran the mark on the rope, and the empty skip was drawn into the binding sheaves in the tailgate. The sheave props and stays were withdrawn and the skip was projected towards the face, crushing both men so severely that they died three days later. The lad failed to reverse his engine at the proper time, probably because his view of the rope was obscured by the exhaust from the engine. Following the accident a longer exhaust pipe was fitted and the sheaves were secured by steel girders.
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| 05 Feb 1932 | Notes from the Coal Fields, Northumberland and Durham (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 05 Feb 1932 | Notes from the Coal Fields, Northumberland and Durham (The Colliery Guardian) |
- 1932 Mines Inspectors Report
- Contributions by members of the Public
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Georgia Atkinson
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