| Date: | 1935 |
| Colliery: | Burnmoor, D Pit |
| Company: | |
| Cause: | Crushed by tubs |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
| Category: | |
An experienced rolleywayman was killed at Burnmoor "D" Colliery, Durham. It was his duty to attend to the sets in a main-and-tail-rope haulage landing and to change the ropes at an off takes 200 yards outbye. He signalled a set of 25 full tubs outbye from the landing and was later found lying near the full set at the offtakes. The first eight tubs were derailed and it was presumed that he was illegally riding.
| Source: | 1935 Mines Inspectors Report |
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