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| Date: | 12th December 1905 |
| Colliery: | East Pontop |
| Company: | East Pontop Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Cause: | (See description below) |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
| Category: | Falls in Mine :: Falls of Side |
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Deceased and another young man were hewing double in the night shift in a small stock of coal 7 feet wide in the Shield Row seam. The place had just been broken away from the left side of an old rolleyway in which a top canch 2 feet thick had been taken down from the post roof of the seam which is 3 feet 8 inches thick, and lies at a depth of about 12 fathoms. Some coal had been taken off in the previous shift and a prop on a sole tree and plank above had been set about the centre of the place. The deputy examined the place before they started and thought it safe, and he was close at hand when the accident occurred. After they had filled two tubs the prop and plank were found to be loose, and while deceased's mate was holding the plank deceased drove up the prop with a mell, when a stone 8 feet long by 3½ feet wide and 2 feet thick fell right across the place, relieved by a parting above and a jack behind with a loose side in front, and caught deceased who was not got clear until about one hour afterwards. His mate was knocked to one side and escaped. Considering all the circumstances it is doubtful if sufficient care had been taken in timbering the place, and it would have been prudent if deceased or his mate had called in the deputy when they found the timber loose. There was no lack of spare timber. The Local Inspectors reported, so far as we can see it seems a pure accident
| Source: | 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910) Where to find this report |
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 | Allison, Joseph Thompson, aged 20, Hewer and Putter, Buried: St. John the Evangelist Churchyard, Dipton |
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