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Date:	31st December 1899
Colliery:	Malton
Company:	S. A. Sadler
Cause:	(See description below)
Lives Lost:	1
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No. 495 on the list occurred at Malton Colliery, belonging to Mr. S. A. Sadler, on December 31st, and caused the death of a coke-filler.

There was some doubt as to how this accident happened. Deceased was letting down some private waggons from the empty siding to the coke ovens to be filled, and had either been attempting to get on to one of them, and in doing so slipped in between them and been run over, or he had been travelling down by the side of the waggons and slipped in under the wheels and been crushed by one of them going over him.

The first waggon had one brake on it, but no steps or handle bars on it; the second one had a step at each end, and a brake lever at the opposite side to the one on the other waggon. At the side he was at there was no brake at all or handrail, and if he attempted to get on he would be likely to slip, as he had nothing to put his foot on till he got to the buffer, or to take hold of with his hand.

Ballast from the coke ovens was tipped by the side of the siding to height of 4 feet, and at the bottom was within eight inches of the grease boxes, so that it was quite impossible for men to travel by the waggons on solid ground ; they were bound to get to the ballast, and were liable to slip off in frosty weather such as was then or had been prevailing.

All waggons should have proper brakes, steps and handrails fitted to them, and the Agent at the colliery promised that he would take the matter up with the owners of these waggons, and also that he would clear the ballast away to allow of a travelling way three feet wide ,and when this is done I am hopeful another accident of this kind will not happen.

Source:

1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 36 Where to find this report

	Jarvis, Robert, aged 30, Coke Filler, Killed by falling between two trucks, and the second one passed over him, crushing the lower part of his body.
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