Durham Mining Museum - John Down (original) (raw)
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| Age: | 26 |
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| Died: | 18th May 1914 |
| Accident: | 18th May 1914 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1888 |
| Colliery: | Bond's Main |
| Company: | Staveley Coal and Iron Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Loader |
| Notes: | He was taking a full tub over a flat piece in a jig, some 60 yards long, and varying in inclination from 1 in 10 to 1 in 4. He had just succeeded in starting it down the steep when the chain broke and allowed it to run to the bottom followed by two empties. Deceased was found under the empties but it is not quite clear how he got there |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Miscellaneous Underground Accidents :: Haulage :: Run over or crushed by Trams or Tubs |
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- 1914 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 8023), Yorkshire and North Midland Division (No. 3) by Thomas H. Mottram, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 57, Accident Number: 7 Where to find this report
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