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| Date: | 9th January 1904 |
| Colliery: | Whitehaven |
| Cause: | (See description below) |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
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Deceased and others, under the charge of a deputy, were engaged on a Saturday evening clearing away debris off the Delaval endless rope haulage road in the Main Band. The road is 11 feet wide and 9 feet 8 inches high; the sides consisted of 7 feet 6 inches of coal overlaid by 2 feet 2 inches of metal or shale. The roof was hard sandstone. There were no props set to support the roof, but one or two were set to keep back some loose rubbish. A current of warm air meeting a colder current near the place caused moisture to be deposited. While deceased and another lad were filling a tub the metal and some coal fell from one side for a length of 11 yards and a maximum thickness of about 2 feet, and killed him instantly. The metal overhung slightly at the point and appears to have come away from a recent fracture, the moisture present in the air probably assisting in extending it. The road had been in use for 11 years. The deputy had examined the place by looking at it, and was about 40 yards inbye at the time of the accident stowing the debris. It is probable a more minute examination on the part of the deputy might have disclosed the insecurity of the side that fell
| Source: | 1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506) |
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Chalmers, Ernest, aged 18, Driver, fall of coal | |
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