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Date:	18th March 1901
Colliery:	Seaham
Company:	Londonderry Collieries Ltd.
Cause:	(See description below)
Lives Lost:	2
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No. 105 on the list occurred at Seaham Colliery, belonging to The Londonderry Collieries, Ltd., on March 18th, and caused the death of a fitter and also a driller.

Four new Lancashire boilers were being placed in position, three had been placed, and the fourth had also been set, but it was found that one of the chocks, on which it was resting, required to be moved, as it was in the way of one of the flues, which was to be built.

A hydraulic jack was, therefore, placed under the front end of the boiler, and it was raised about one inch, four men then went under the boiler, two at each side to move the chock, and had almost got this done, when the boiler suddenly lurched to one side, and fell, killing one man on the spot and so seriously injuring another, that he died within two hours.

The work was being carried out under the supervision of the enginewright at the Colliery, who has had 25 years experience there, and during that time has erected or removed twelve boilers. He bears the character of being a careful man. He in his evidence at the inquest, said the jack was set on a level foundation and perfectly plumb, and that he left a man in charge of and to watch it.

Source:

1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 30 Where to find this report

	Forster, Mark, aged 24, Fitter, these two men were assisting to set a new Lancashire boiler, when the chocks on which it was resting gave way, and the boiler in falling caught and crushed them to death
	Nixon, John William Milbourne, aged 21, Driller, these two men were assisting to set a new Lancashire boiler, when the chocks on which it was resting gave way, and the boiler in falling caught and crushed them to death, Buried: Princess Road Cemetery, Seaham
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