| Date: | 1933 |
| Colliery: | Dawdon |
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| Cause: | Shaft Accident |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
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A master shifter at Dawdon Colliery, Durham, was killed whilst descending in a cage with bulky material required for shaft repairs. The gate of the bottom deck in which he was riding could not be closed owing to materials being carried in that deck, and underneath the cage was suspended a pitch-pine baulk 22 feet long. Whilst the cage was slowly passing an inset, deceased leaned out to see if the baulk was in correct position. His head struck the bottom of the inset and he fell out of the cage. Following the accident it was arranged that when lowering material necessarily suspended underneath the cage, the bottom deck must be kept clear in order that persons accompanying can ride with the cage gates closed. A hole was also cut in the floor of the cage to facilitate observation of the suspended material.
| Source: | 1933 Mines Inspectors Report |
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