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Date:	9th July 1900
Colliery:	Langley Park
Company:	Consett Iron Co., Ltd.
Cause:	(See description below)
Lives Lost:	1
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No. 250 on the list occurred at Langley Park Colliery, belonging to Messrs. The Consett Iron Company, Limited, on July 9th and caused the death of a shifter.

The roof in the part of the seam in which this accident occurred is full of breakers, and the stone, being post, is liable to fall in very large pieces.

Deceased and another man had been lowering a turn and in doing so undermined a prop, which slid out and let the stone down which caught and killed him.

I merely mention this accident to draw the attention of officials and workmen to the necessity of the greatest care being taken, when any work is being done near to where timber is set, not to take the support away from the foot of the props, or to remove any timber before ascertaining that it is safe to do so, either by the stone being found to be good, or by setting other timber to take its place. In this case the work could have been done without undermining the prop, but evidently the men had not noticed that the stone supporting it was being taken out.

Source:

1900 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 536), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 16 Where to find this report

	Pringleton, James, aged 49, Shifter, He was taking up bottom stone and in doing so undermined the timber, causing a heavy stone to fall from a slippery parting, which caught and killed him., Buried: All Saints Churchyard, Langley Park
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