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| Date: | 2nd May 1907 |
| Colliery: | Wearmouth |
| Company: | Wearmouth Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Cause: | (See description below) |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
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Deceased and another hewer were working in a place 4 yards wide in the Hylton way of the north-west district of the Maudlin seam of the A pit. The deputy had visited them about an hour before the accident when he set, along with other timber, a prop and plank within 2 feet of the face about the centre of the place. Deceased's mate was kyrving in the middle of the seam, which is 5 feet 9 inches thick, and deceased was watching him, when about 25 cwts. of coal fell away from the upper part of the seam relieved by an unseen back and striking the prop knocked it out, and deceased was struck by it and the small intestine ruptured. His mate escaped. Deceased was operated on, but died from shock following the operation.
| Source: | 1907 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4045), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 34, Accident Number: 24 Where to find this report |
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 | Launder, Robert George, aged 24, Hewer, [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 07 May 1907] |
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