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Date:	3rd April 1907
Colliery:	Ashington
Company:	Ashington Coal Co., Ltd.
Cause:	(See description below)
Lives Lost:	1
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Deceased and five other men ascended the shaft about 12.50 a.m. and instead of going by a safe road across the heapstead and over a gangway, elected to cross several lines of rails, saving a few minutes thereby. They crawled under some stationary waggons and then crossed a line of rails along which 30 trucks were being pushed by a locomotive. All had a narrow escape but deceased was knocked down and the whole train passed over him and his right arm and leg were severely crushed and he died the same day. A notice board prohibits travelling across the line but appeared to be disregarded. The engineman whistled before he started. The Jury while returning a verdict of accidental death recommended that a light be fixed at the end of waggons when shunting. The Local Inspectors in their report simply recited the bare facts.

Source:

1907 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4045), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 53, Accident Number: 24 Where to find this report

	Hedley, Nicholas, aged 28, Hewer, run over by train, Buried: St. Andrew's Churchyard, Stanley
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