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Date:	8th December 1913
Colliery:	Hylton
Cause:	(See description below)
Lives Lost:	1

On the 8th December a landing lad was fatally injured at Hylton Colliery under the following circumstances: An examiner sent a putter, who had finished his ordinary duties, to hew coal from the side of a cross-cut, in order to straighten it. The road had been driven about three months previously, and both the coal and roof were crushed to some extent. One hour afterwards another examiner visited him and warned him to be careful. The putter filled three tubs, and stated at the inquest that he never examined the overhanging roof. The landing lad was preparing to lower some empties into the cross-cut, and as he was passing the putter about 10 cwt. of roof stone came over, knocking two props out. One of these struck the lad on the head and fractured his skull. The putter was 18 years of age, and had only been hewing one month. He had not worked in the cross-cut before. Under ordinary circumstances hewing from the road sides is prohibited, but it is a common practice for putters to fill tubs in this way and to leave the road in an unsafe condition.

Source:

1913 Mines Inspectors Report

Davison, Reuben, aged 14, Landing Lad, a putter was taking off about 1 foot of side coal in a cross-cut to straighten it; whilst deceased was walking past the putter a piece of stone, weighing 10 cwts., fell from the side of the canch and knocked two props out, one of which struck deceased and fractured his skull; he died in the hospital on 10th December; the putter was 18 years of age, and had not examined the stone ; the officials should have sent a more experienced man to do the work [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 12 Dec 1913 pg 2 col 3]

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