Single Record

Full Details

Surname

CAVANNAH

Forename

John

Day

25

Month

01

Year

1907

Age

39

Occupation

Hewer

Mine/Quarry Name

Asby

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Asby Colliery Co.

Location

Asby

County

Cumberland

Details of Event

Deceased was showing in a place 8ft wide in the Yard Band when a stone like a kettle bottom about 2ft in diameter at the base and with a maximum thickness of 1ft fell from the roof close to the coal face on him and he was dead when got clear. The colliery of a small one and the investigation into the accident revealed several breaches of the Mines Act which were the subject of 3 prosecutions. The breaches having a bearing on the accident were failing to fix a station beyond which the workmen were not to pass until the mine had been examined and failing to make such examination. It appeared that on the day of the accident water had risen off the flat sheets at the pit bottom and the colliers could not get to their places until 11am., and that when they were able to do so, no examination of their working places by the deputy had been made. The son of one of the owners did examine deceased's place before the accident and while deceased was working in it. A want of loose timber was not apparent. After the accident water had again risen and no inspection could he made of the place and the inquest was adjourned. Before the adjourned inquest was held another visit was made to inspect the place hut the water was still up. The jury at the adjournment returned a verdict of accidental death.