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| Date: | 24th April 1891 |
| Colliery: | Rosedale, East (Ironstone) |
| Company: | Carlton Iron Co., Ltd. |
| Cause: | (See description below) |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
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No. 8 on the list occurred at Rosedale East Mines, belonging to the Carlton Iron Company, Limited, on the 24th of April, about 6.30 a.m., causing the deaths of Reuben Frankland, a filler. The evidence given at the inquest of the man who worked along with the deceased best explains this accident. He said :— "I was working along with deceased at the time of the accident. He finished drilling a hole he had commenced the day previous, and then went back to get some compressed powder to charge the hole with, when I heard an explosion. On running out to see what was the matter I found some fire on deceased's shirt and the powder tin split in two. A spark had fallen off his candle in amongst the powder. His face and hands were burnt and his hair singed."
I am sorry to say this is a class of accident which frequently occurs in the Cleveland Mines. It seems inconceivable that anyone would hold a candle so close to powder as to be possible for a spark to fall into the box. I can only regard it as an example of the old adage, that "familiarity breeds contempt."
| Source: | 1891 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6625), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 13 Where to find this report |
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 | Frankland, Reuben (died: 25 Apr 1891) , aged 25, Filler, severely burnt about face and arms by setting a powder-box on fire, died on the following day |
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