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Surname
CARR
Forename
Henry Edward
Day
12
Month
12
Year
1913
Age
36
Occupation
Stonemason
Mine/Quarry Name
Mainsforth
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Carlton Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Ferryhill
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased and his mate had to prepare for a headways gate to he turned off a bordways gate, in a seam 3 feet thick, and in which height was made by shooting up bottom. They had to get hold of four balks by a crossing balk. The props carrying the crossing balk were set up on the canch. The job was completed and only the temporary middle props had to be drawn. This was done, and in less than a minute the timbering collapsed, and let down a big fall of stone from the side of a 2 feet 6 inch fault. The prop under one end of the crossing balk had been set on stone shattered by shot firing. This gave way and the fatal accident, which obviously should not have occurred, followed.