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| Date: | 25th February 1903 |
| Colliery: | East Howle |
| Cause: | Run over by trams and tubs |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
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No. 98 occurred at East Howle Colliery, belonging to Messrs. The Carlton Iron Co., Ltd., on the 25th February, and caused the death of a hewer. The deceased man was travelling through a landing on the engine plane on his way out-bye where there were three roads, the full way on the right side and the empty way on the left and a road through to another landing further in-bye, in the middle. The empty set was at the time entering the landing at the other end of it ; he was on the middle way, and when he heard the set he stepped into the empty way, thinking the set was going to the landing beyond, and was caught and killed by it.
A chain is placed across the road at the in-bye side of the landing when sets are coming in to prevent men going further, and to let them know the set is approaching, but on this occasion the landing lad had neglected to put it across, and this man walked on thinking that the way was clear and that he was perfectly safe.
| Source: | 1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian. |
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Manchester, Joshua, aged 53, Hewer, he was on his way out-bye when he was caught by the engine set as it was entering a landing | |
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