Disasters - Names		Disasters - Names

Date:	24th June 1931
Colliery:	Fishburn
Cause:	By electricity
Lives Lost:	1

At Fishburn Colliery, Durham, a pony putter sustained a fatal electric shock. He was in charge of the second of two ponies proceeding inbye with an empty set. Before reaching a brattice door the ponies were stopped and deceased went through the door to see if the trailing cable of an arc wall coal cutter was clear, This trailer was lying on the left hand side of the roadway outbye side of the door and at the door was carried over to the right hand side on iron hangers driven into the wood baulk from which the door was suspended. Finding the cable clear of the tramway, deceased called upon the first driver to come on. In passing through the door the first empty iron tub became fast against the end prop which only allowed inch clearance, damaged the suspended trailing cable, and made contact with a live core. The tubs, rails and pony's gears became electrically charged. Deceased, who was in contact with the rails about 4 yards inbye, and the two ponies, were electrocuted. Where trailing cables cross a roadway special precautions should be taken to ensure that adequate height and width are maintained at the part where the crossing is effected and that the work is properly done.

Source:

1931 Mines Inspectors Report

	Coates, S., aged 20, Putter, Electric shock
	All names found

 

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