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Date:	13th October 1905
Colliery:	Broomhill
Company:	Broomhill Collieries Ltd.
Cause:	(See description below)
Lives Lost:	1
Category:	Falls in Mine :: Falls of Side

Deceased was hewing alone in a bord 6 yards wide in the Top seam, which is made up of 1 foot of top coal, 1 foot of band, and 2 feet 10 inches of bottom coal. He had fired a shot in the right nook, and after filling part of the coal had sat down under the band and top coal to kyrve in the bottom coal when a piece of band measuring 5 feet by 3 feet and 1 foot thick fell away, relieved by two slips, and caught him. He was found by the putter to whom he stated he had been two hours under the stone. He was taken to Newcastle Infirmary about the end of October, but was sent home on the 10th November as incurable, the spinal cord being broken. Three Local Inspectors examined the place, and reported on the accident at some length; they stated inter alia that while the injured man might have set a prop beneath the stone the accident has not been due to his neglecting to do so, giving as reasons that the prop would have had to be set so far from the face in order to allow him to work that when he kyrved out the coal the stone would have either broken off by the prop or canted it. They concluded We also find that in no way whatever can any blame be attached to any of the Colliery officials, but that it is one of those unfortunate accidents which sometimes occur in our mines in which no one can be held to be at fault. In my opinion deceased acted imprudently in respect that he did not place a prop under the band or take it down before venturing to work under it

Source:

1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910) Where to find this report

	Selfe, William John Hillier (died: 25 Jan 1906) , aged 62, Hewer
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