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Non-fatal Accident
John McGuire
| Accident: | 17th Apr 1916 |
| Age: | 14 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1902 |
| Colliery: | Usworth |
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| Occupation: | Screener |
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| Arbitration Committee — 5th June 1916 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee
Committee Meeting
Held on June 5th 1916
1867. Usworth. John McGuire, 14, screener.
McGuire was working his first shift on April 17th. He did not receive any orders from the keeker or the man in charge in the absence of the keeker as to his duties. After having carried some props up the gang-way, he went to the belts and started to pick stones with the other lads. One of the lads told McGuire to clear away the small coal that gathers under the gearing which drives the belt. McGuire placed his shovel against the guard, which is around the gearing, and on reaching for it, by mistake, placed his hand on a cogwheel and was drawn in.
The manager refused to pay compensation, alleging that McGuire was not at his own work when injured. Claim allowed.
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/41, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1916 (one volume: covers Jan-Jun)
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- NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/41, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1916 (one volume: covers Jan-Jun)
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