| Date: | 1925 |
| Colliery: | Burnmoor, D Pit |
| Company: | |
| Cause: | (See description below) |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
| Category: | |
At Burnmoor "D" Colliery, Durham, a timber drawer was killed by a large fall of roof whilst withdrawing timber from the goaf behind a longwall face, where the seam was 3 ft. 6 in. thick. Although two types of safety appliances for withdrawing timber were available, the use of either of which would undoubtedly have prevented this fatality, deceased used an ordinary hammer or mell — a distinct breach of the Coal Mines Act. It cannot be too strongly impressed on all concerned in view of the erroneous views held on this point, that the use of a safety contrivance for withdrawing timber from waste or goaf is, in all cases, compulsory. The judgment of the deputy or anyone else does not enter into this matter at all ; it is a statutory requirement and all possible steps should be taken to see that it is carried out, and in addition, to see that those who neglect their duty in this respect are suitably punished.
| Source: | 1925 Mines Inspectors Report |
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