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| Date: | 28th July 1908 |
| Colliery: | Witham Hall, Whinstone quarry |
| Company: | Craddock, Allison and Co., Ltd. |
| Cause: | Fall of ground |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
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The first [Fall of Ground] occurred at the Witham Hall Whinstone Quarry, belonging to Messrs. Cradock, Allison & Co., Ld. A drift about 21 or 22 feet high, connecting the two quarries, was being driven. A piece of whinstone, about 4lbs. in weight, dropped from the roof of this drift right on to a man's neck as he was stooping filling stone and killed him instantly. The piece of stone that fell had slips at either side and a clean surface next the top and naturally gave no warning. The place was carefully examined prior to the accident by the deceased man's father and the chargeman, when no sign of danger was observed by either of them. A fairly heavy shot had been fired in the bottom about an hour before the accident, but I hardly think it had anything to do with the stone falling.
| Source: | 1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672) Where to find this report |
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 | Nicholson, Robert, aged 29, Quarryman, a tunnel was being driven from one part of the quarry to another; a piece of whinstone fell from the roof of the tunnel on to his neck as he was stooping down and killed him instantly |
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