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Joseph Fairweather
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| Died: | 21st Aug 1857 |
| Accident: | 21st Aug 1857 |
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| Colliery: | Thistleflat |
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| Notes: | fell down a staple |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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No. 48 accident in the list arose from a man being jammed by a cage in a drop staple, which he was in the act of climbing up at the time, it being alleged that he had no right to have gone up the staple in question, having orders to the contrary, and another staple being provided with ladders, for the ascent of the workmen ; notwithstanding which, it seems probable that the accident would not have occurred, but from the onsetter at the bottom of the staple having taken a tub out of the cage, which the brakesman at the top had requested him to allow to remain in, owing to the wet state of the machinery rendering it difficult to "break" at the time.
No. 48 accident shows that workmen should not only be prohibited, as in this case, from going up drop staples where there is unusual danger known to exist, but that they should be prevented from doing so by the absence of steps, ladders, or other facilities by which they can possibly do so. In this case extra precautions have been taken, which, it is believed, will in future prevent workmen from trespassing in any similar manner.
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| 29 Aug 1857 | Government Mining Inspector At Fault (Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury) |
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- 1857 Mines Inspectors Report
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