Eston (Ironstone)

Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents

A miner pushed seven pellets of powder into a hole and also put on the wadding and started to stem, when the charge suddenly exploded and burnt him severely about the face, arms, and chest,

Source: 1898 Mines Inspectors Report (C 9264), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.

A miner had drilled, charged, and stemmed a hole, and then absentmindedly lighted it without intending to do so, as he started to put some stone into a tub which was nearly full, when the powder shot exploded; some of the stones hit and slightly injured his head and shoulders.

Source: 1898 Mines Inspectors Report (C 9264), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.

A miner lit up a powder shot which he thought missed, and he then went back to the hole, when he noticed a light at it, he tried to run back, but the shot exploded almost immediately and part of the stone from it hit him about the legs and face.

Source: 1898 Mines Inspectors Report (C 9264), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.