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| Date: | 5th February 1846 |
| Colliery: | Shotton |
| Cause: | Chain broke, fell down shaft |
| Lives Lost: | 2 |
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They had entered the cage and given the signal for it to descend, but after going down only three fathoms, Brown Snr. called for it to be drawn back up. The engine was reversed, but before the cage could be drawn to bank, it fell to the bottom of the shaft. A man working on the rolley way 60 yards from the shaft found the two men lying dead in the cage, "their bodies almost crushed to pieces." On examination, it was discovered that a link on the chain holding the cage had broken; it had only been in use for a fortnight.
| Source: | Text kindly provided by Jim Grainger from his research into early newspapers (primarily the Durham Advertiser and Durham Chronicle). |
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  | Brown, Cornelius, aged 50, Under Viewer, chain broke, fell down shaft, father of John |
| | Brown, John, aged 16, Wasteman, chain broke, fell down shaft, son of Cornelius |
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