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Date:	16th July 1924
Colliery:	Brindley Heath (West Cannock No. 5)
Company:	West Cannock Colliery Co., Ltd.
Cause:	Fall of roof
Lives Lost:	1
Category:	Falls in Mine :: Falls of Roof

West Cannock Colliery, South Stafford, 16th July. — One man killed. Deceased was working on a secondary haulage road consisting of two short inclines with a flat or landing between them, the system of haulage being a combination of main rope and gravity worked by a small compressed air driven engine. The inclines were of about equal length, but while the gradient of the outer was in favour of the load that of the inner was against it. A set of four tubs (three empties and one of dirt) had just been hauled to the landing where it was necessary to transfer the rope from the first to the last tub, when without waiting for the set to come to rest deceased detached the rope and the set continuing to travel started down the inner incline. Deceased, who was in front, finding himself in difficulties, ran ahead and took shelter in a refuge hole, where he was killed by a fall of roof caused by the displacement of two settings by the derailment of the tubs. The primary cause of the accident would appear to have been the detachment of the rope, contrary to instructions, without the set first having been brought to rest and then lowered back on to the stopblock, but at the same time had a stopblock been installed at some point near the wheel, even though the rope had been so detached, the set would not have run away and the accident would have been avoided. As regards the absence of a stopblock near or at the top of the incline, the officials should have exercised a little anticipation of the possibility of the tubs running beyond the level part and down the incline, and made provision accordingly.

Source: 1924 Mines Inspectors Report, Midland and Southern Division (No. 8) by H. A. Abbott, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection], Page: 18

	Malpass, Robert, aged 19, Haulage Hand, Killed by a fall of roof
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