Durham Mining Museum - Isaac Jones (original) (raw)

Age: 65 Died: 10th Dec 1907 Accident: 10th Dec 1907 4.15 a.m., 10th hour of shift Year Born: abt. 1842 Colliery: Marine Company: Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron and Coal Co., Ltd. Occupation: Lamp Carrier Notes: On his way to the pit carrying some lamps he suddenly fell on a level and roomy road. There seems some doubt as to whether he got giddy, or slipped, or stumbled. He seems from the result of a post-mortem to have been suffering from pneumonia at the time and to have been in a very bad state of health. He was seen by a doctor the same day and complained of pains which might have been due to the pneumonia. The shock of falling probably brought things to a crisis and accelerated death a little, but the result of the postmortem showed that he would probably have died very shortly in any case. It scarcely seems a case to be returned as a mining accident ; at the same time I do not like to say that it is not comprised Buried: [not known] Category: Miscellaneous Underground Accidents :: Sundries 1907 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4045), Southern District (No. 12) by Joseph S. Martin, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 49, Accident Number: 356 Where to find this report If you are researching Isaac Jones (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