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| Date: | 18th June 1891 |
| Colliery: | Ormesby |
| Company: | Cargo Fleet Iron Co., Ltd. |
| Cause: | (See description below) |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
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No. 11 on the list occurred at Ormesby Mines, belonging to the Carlton Iron Company, Limited, on the 18th June, about 7 o'clock a.m., causing the death of Robert Wilson, a miner.
The seam at this mine is composed of two blocks with dogger stone between them. One, the top, is 2 ft. 6 ins., and the other, the bottom, is 6 ft. in thickness. It was a portion of the top which fell on to deceased. He had fired a shot and no doubt loosened the top stone, which fell without warning. I fear, however, he had not used sufficient precaution in examining the place after the shot was fired. If he had done so, and got some timber set, I do not think that this accident would have happened. The deputy was in about an hour and a half before and stated it was then in thorough working order.
| 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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 | Wilson, Robert, aged 57, Miner, while boring stone down after a shot it fell unexpectedly, breaking his thigh, jaw, and several ribs; died the following day |
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