Durham Mining Museum - James Oliver Wilkinson (original) (raw)

Age: 14 Died: 27th Jul 1905 Accident: 26th Jul 1905 Year Born: abt. 1891 Colliery: Burradon Company: Burradon and Coxlodge Coal Co., Ltd. Occupation: Trapper Notes: Buried: [not known] Category: On Surface :: On Railways, Sidings or Tramways Deceased was returning from his work at Burradon Colliery, to Killingworth, along the private railway of the Burradon and Coxlodge Coal Co., and when 35½ chains from Burradon Colliery a locomotive drawing three loaded wagons overtook him. A boy with deceased jumped on to the second wagon, and deceased attempted to get on the third, but the train was going faster than he could run, and he was pulled down and fell, face downwards, between the wheels, and the last wheel passed over his thighs. There is a good footpath by the side of the line, 10 feet wide, and this is constantly used by workers at their own risk. A notice board forbids trespassing on the line, but no serious effort is made to stop it 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910) Where to find this report 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 58, Accident Number: 44 Where to find this report If you are researching James Oliver Wilkinson (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