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| Date: | 28th April 1901 |
| Colliery: | Tursdale |
| Company: | Bell Brothers Ltd. |
| Cause: | (See description below) |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
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No. 150 on the list occurred at Tursdale Colliery, belonging to Messrs. Bell Brothers, Limited, on April 28th, and caused such severe injuries to a coal hewer that he died on May 3rd.
Deceased was "kirving" in the bottom coal of the Busty Seam when the top coal fell away at hitch leader at the back of it, and caught and fatally injured him. He had one sprag or stay set under the coal but the coal broke off at it.
There is no doubt that one sprag was not sufficient and that more should have been set, especially as the hitch leader could be seen, and it was known that it ran at the back of the coal. There were several sprags lying close to.
| Source: | 1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 17 Where to find this report |
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 | Lowery, William Scott (died: 03 May 1901) , aged 25, Hewer, He was sitting kirving when the top coal fell away at a "hitch" and broke off at a sprag prop and fell upon him, severely injuring his back., Buried: Duncombe Cemetery, Ferryhill |
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