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John Walter Welch
The importance of the banksman's duties and responsibilities was shown at Ravensworth "Shop" Colliery, Durham. A back-overman was in the act of stepping into the cage at the surface banking level, when the cage commenced to descend, and he was caught by the cage hoop and crushed between it and the banking level, sustaining injuries which proved fatal in a few seconds. Deceased was entering the cage at the opposite end from where the banksman was standing, without the banksman's knowledge, or permission. The banksman had duly signalled the cage to descend, but had neglected to close the gates provided on the cage. Deceased's failure to obtain the permission of the banksman before attempting to enter the cage, and the banksman's neglect to close the cage gates, were the direct causes of 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: 15
- 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: 68, Accident Number: 99
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