| Date: | 1925 |
| Colliery: | Langley Park |
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| Cause: | (See description below) |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
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A fatality to a hewer at Langley Park Colliery, Durham, illustrates forcibly that the cavilling system is not conducive to the safety of the men. Deceased was hewing in a "brokens" jud, 7 yds. wide in a seam 7 ft. 5 in. thick, including 3 ft. of seggar band 19 in. from the roof. A piece of the band which was overhanging about 6 in. fell from a hidden slip and caught his head, killing him instantly. The seam is not holed or undercut, but the conditions were such that stay props should have been set to protect the sides. This fatality occurred on the first day after the "Cavils." Deceased had previously worked in a district where the band was absent. There is little reason to doubt that if deceased had been accustomed to work with the band the accident would not have occurred.
| Source: | 1925 Mines Inspectors Report |
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