| Date: | 1925 |
| Colliery: | Shilbottle Longdyke |
| Company: | |
| Cause: | (See description below) |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
| Category: | |
A fatality to a deputy in charge of timber-drawing at Shilbottle Longdyke Colliery, Northumberland, affords another example of the too frequent neglect of persons concerned in such operations to set temporary supports or to use a safety appliance. He was testing a prop with a hammer when a fall of roof occurred, which canted out three baulks and killed him instantly. The roof was wet and the baulks were covered by fungus. If temporary props had been set or if deceased had decided to use the sylvester which was at hand, this fatality would probably have been prevented. It is difficult to understand the apathy of deputies to the use of safety contrivances for withdrawing timber, when one considers the responsibility thrown on them should an accident occur during these operations when such a contrivance is not used. One would naturally anticipate that a deputy would order its use on almost every occasion, and so relieve himself from the responsibility of making any error of judgment.
| Source: | 1925 Mines Inspectors Report |
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