At Cowpen "Isabella" Colliery, Northumberland, an overman was near the loading point on a conveyor mothergate when the jockey prop holding the binding sheave for the main rope of the scraper conveyor gave way, due to the skip having deviated from its course and fouled a prop on the face. The rope sprang, knocking out four props, one of which struck deceased on the head. He was instantly killed. Following this accident, arrangements were made for two independent jockey props to be used for each binding sheave, and a steel prop to be set in the angle formed by one rope. The width of the skip was also reduced.
| Source: | 1933 Mines Inspectors Report |
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