| Date: | 1933 |
| Colliery: | North Seaton |
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| Cause: | Struck by sylvester |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
| Category: | |
At North Seaton Colliery, Northumberland, a stoneman was assisting the conveyor pullers to join the ends of a chain conveyor with the aid of a sylvester. They released the sylvester handle before the pawl had engaged in the notch, with the result that the handle flew back and struck him on the head, inflicting fatal injuries. The sylvester was not defective in any way and the tension of the chain was not excessive. Had deceased been pulling the handle and not pushing, the accident could not have happened.
| Source: | 1933 Mines Inspectors Report |
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