Durham Mining Museum - William Deer (original) (raw)

Age: 26 Died: 22nd Jan 1904 Accident: 22nd Jan 1904 Year Born: abt. 1878 Colliery: Burradon Company: Burradon and Coxlodge Coal Co., Ltd. Occupation: Hewer Notes: Buried: [not known] Category: Deceased and another hewer were working together in a long-wall face in the Low Main seam, 3 feet 10 inches thick, and at 3.30 p.m., or nearly at the end of their shift, while deceased was filling a tub, a mass of coal 13 feet long and 2 feet thick at the top tapering out at the bottom fell off the face nearly opposite the road head and struck him, rendering him unconscious, and he died the same evening. The coal overhung slightly but was not stayed. The parting at the top is slippery, and there was a slight appearance of a back at the point from which the coal fell. The deputy had visited the place at 1 p.m., and there was a good supply of timber. The Local Inspectors reported that in their opinion it was a pure accident 1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 34, Accident Number: 8 Where to find this report If you are researching William Deer (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