Durham Mining Museum - George W. Grainger (original) (raw)
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| Age: | 36 |
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| Died: | 17th Apr 1924 |
| Accident: | 17th Apr 1924 11.30 a.m., 6th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1888 |
| Colliery: | Silverwood |
| Company: | Dalton Main Collieries, Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Packer |
| Notes: | He was lowering a Sylvester chain down a prop which was being withdrawn from the waste, when a stone weighing about 30 cwts. fell from the roof discharging the prop and burying him in small dirt. The roof is a rock one and very treacherous and full of breaks. Timber was set within the prescribed distances but temporary supports should have been set |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Falls in Mines :: Falls of Roof |
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- 1924 Mines Inspectors Report, Yorkshire Division (No. 3) by H. M. Hudspeth, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection], Page: 57, Accident Number: 39
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