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John William Edmunds
| Age: | 15 |
| Died: | 7th Jul 1924 |
| Accident: | 7th Jul 1924 5.30 p.m., 4th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1909 |
| Colliery: | Healeycote |
| Company: | R. Wood |
| Occupation: | Shifter |
| Notes: | The shaft siding was being enlarged. A top canch, 30 ins. thick, had been taken down and new roof supports erected. The deceased and another deputy were engaged in preparing to set the last new roof support at the edge of the shaft. The erection of this support would have completed the work. The deceased boy's father was taking down some side stone, when a portion of the side unexpectedly fell away, and knocked out the end prop of the last roof support. This gave freedom to the roof, which, in falling, displaced further roof supports and resulted in a large fall of roof. The boy was killed outright by the fall and the deputy was crushed and sustained injuries which proved fatal the following day. The other deputy (the deceased boy's father) escaped with slight injuries |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Falls in Mines :: Falls of Roof :: On roads while repairing or enlarging |
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Seventh July 1924, Healeycote Colliery |
John William Edmunds |
Male |
15 Years |
Putter (Healeycote Cottages, Longframlington) |
Accidentally killed while at work in the Healycote mine on 7 July 1924, by a fall of stone from the roof. |
Certificate received from Hugh J. Percy, Deputy Coroner, North Northumberland. Inquest held 15th July 1924. |
18th July 1924 |
Thos. A. Scott, Registrar |
Full cause of death reads as follows:
Cause of death: Accidentally killed while at work in the Healycote mine on 7 July 1924, by a fall of stone from the roof. The jury desire to place on record their recognition of the bravery of the father of the deceased, George Frederick Edmunds in attempting to rescue his injured comrades after the accident.
- 1924 Mines Inspectors Report, Northern Division (No. 2) by T. Greenland Davies, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection], Page: 65, Accident Number: 78
- Details of Death Certificate kindly provided by Brenda Edmunds
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