Disasters - Names		Disasters - Names

Date:	11th March 1895
Colliery:	East Hetton
Cause:	Fall of roof or side
Lives Lost:	1

Number 32 on the list occurred at East Hetton Colliery, on the 11th of March, at about 1 p.m., causing the death of Peter Bell, a deputy.

The deceased man was going round his district examining the working places, and, where necessary, firing shots. He had gone into one and found the hewer charging and stemming a hole, and so sat down to wait until this was done, intending to fire the shot, and while he was doing so a large stone, the shape of horse’s back, measuring 6 feet long x 3 ft. 6 ins, wide x 10 inches thick, fell from some very slippery partings without the slightest warning, and injured him so severely that he died soon after being got home. Deceased had previously examined the roof, and found nothing wrong with it.

This accident shows how dangerous these horse backs and partings are, and how necessary it is to use every vigilance and care on the part of the officials and workmen to prevent accidents occurring.

In this case the roof was perfectly level, and, to all appearances, perfectly safe, a moment before the fall took place.

Source:

1895 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8074), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines

	Bell, Peter, aged 32, Deputy, fall of a large stone from the roof while visiting a working place, Buried: Quarrington Churchyard
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