Durham Mining Museum - Daniel Edwards (original) (raw)
Age: 42 Died: 31st Jul 1906 Accident: 31st Jul 1906 6.45 p.m. Year Born: abt. 1864 Colliery: Middle Duffryn Company: Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co., Ltd. Occupation: Pitman Notes: Deceased was standing on the cage, about 30 yards down the shaft, while two pump rods were being lowered, when the bolt to which the rope was attached broke. The rods, in falling, knocked deceased off the cage, and he fell to the bottom. The bolt was 1½ ins. in diameter and was quite new. The weight of the rods was 2 tons 13 cwts. Buried: [not known] Category: Shaft Accidents :: Things Falling from Part Way Down 1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Cardiff District (No. 10) by F. A. Gray, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 50, Accident Number: 81 Where to find this report If you are researching Daniel Edwards (e.g. for family tree purposes) and you would like to hear from others with the same interest then please complete the details in the following form. We will show the information you provide on this page so that you can be contacted. Return Return to Top |
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