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| Date: | 11th April 1904 |
| Colliery: | Seghill |
| Cause: | (See description below) |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
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This accident occurred in the last lift in a pillar in the second or broken workings in the Blake seam, which is made up of 3 feet 8 inches of top coal lying on a band of stone and bottom coal, making a height of 7 feet in all. The band and bottom coal were worked forward about 4 feet 6 inches right across the lift, which was loose on both sides. When the sprags were withdrawn the top coal fell nearly halfway across the place from the right side. A shot was fired in the remainder but failed to bring all down, a length of 6 feet. being left up on the left side. While deceased's marrow was preparing to drill a hole for a second shot deceased incautiously went under the part, left, hanging, when it fell on him. The Local Inspectors reported "we examined place where Ralph Waugh was killed and found the place safe"
| Source: | 1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506) |
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Waugh, Ralph, aged 41, Hewer | |
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