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Date:	31st July 1905
Colliery:	Wearmouth
Company:	Wearmouth Coal Co., Ltd.
Cause:	(See description below)
Lives Lost:	1
Category:	On Surface :: Miscellaneous

This accident occurred at the staiths on the River Wear, about 500 yards from the Colliery, where alterations had been in progress for some months. A balk of timber, 30 feet long by 12 inches by 6 inches, and which would weigh about 7 cwt., was being raised out of the river by a steam crane. Previously, similar balks had been lifted by an 11/16 inch chain, but deceased thought this too heavy, and improperly, and on his own responsibility, substituted a 5/16 inch chain, although advised against it by two fellow workmen. The balk was lifted a few feet and became jammed, and while deceased was freeing it, standing on some fixed timber, one of the large links at the end of the chain broke, and it fell and broke deceased's left leg, causing a compound fracture. He was taken to the Infirmary and the leg set, but pneumonia supervened on August 3, and he died on August 7. There did not appear to he any flaw in the link that broke

Source:

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

	Dodds, Parkinson (died: 07 Aug 1905) , aged 47, Labourer
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