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| Date: | 21st February 1905 |
| Colliery: | Tanfield Moor |
| Company: | James Joicey and Co., Ltd. |
| Cause: | (See description below) |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
| Category: | Falls in Mine :: Falls of Roof |
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The Main Coal seam 2 feet 5 inches thick was being worked longwall below the Hutton seam goaf 24 feet above. The gateway in which deceased worked had been brushed in the roof stone close to the coal and packs built on each side and deceased was hewing between the left-hand pack and the face when a stone about 3½ feet square and 1 foot thick next the pack tailing out to the face, fell on him. The stone was relieved by jacks on three sides and by a false bed above. There was no timber set under the stone but there was an ample supply close at hand. The deputy had examined the place about two hours before the accident. The Local Inspectors reported, "that it was a pure accident and no one to blame."
| Source: | 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910) Where to find this report |
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 | Atkinson, Robert, aged 28, Hewer |
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