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Date:	1925
Colliery:	Wallsend, G Pit
Cause:	(See description below)
Lives Lost:	1

Too much stress cannot be put on the necessity of adequate signalling systems. Misunderstandings frequently result in serious accidents. A datal lad was fatally injured at Wallsend "G" Colliery, Northumberland, by being crushed between the top of a full tub and the underside of a girder. Deceased was working in a main and tail landing, 120 yds. long, from which sets of 54 tubs were hauled to the shaft. A small compressed air hauler was placed near the outbye end of this landing by which tubs were drawn up to complete the big set. No means of signalling to this hauler from the inbye end were provided, other than the hiding of a fixed electric light by placing a cloth cap over it — this being interpreted as a signal to stop the hauler. A set of 27 tubs was being hauled up the landing when a tub became derailed and stopped the engine. While deceased was in between the tubs to lift this tub on the way, the engineman started the hauler again with the above-mentioned result. The light had been obscured but the haulage engineman had not observed the signal and misunderstanding arose.

By your direction, proceedings were instituted against the manager, alleging breaches of the General Regulations. He was fined £5 on each of the three charges and ordered to pay £5 5s. in costs. For statistical purposes — the case having been heard during 1926 — details of the informations laid and of the verdict will be given in Section IV of my next report.

Source:

1925 Mines Inspectors Report

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