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Surname
CLOUGH
Forename
William
Day
01
Month
03
Year
1905
Age
28
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Beamish
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Joicey & Co. Ltd
Location
Stanley
County
Durham
Details of Event
The Busty seam here is separated into two portions by a fireclay band 3 feet thick the lower leaf of the seam 2 feet 5 inches thick is worked first by the longwall method the upper leaf providing a separate working. Deceased was hewing between the face and the left side pack wall formed of stone from a top caunch in the gateway when a portion of band about 9 feet long and 6 feet wide fell upon him. The band is damp and full of slips and jacks and requires close timbering and several props and headtrees were die-placed by the fall. There was a distinct jack merging into a slip close to the face which deceased must have bared. It is desirable in a roof of this description to use planks in conjunction with props instead of headtrees only. The deputy had visited the place during deceased's shift. The accident happened near the end of the shift and the alarm was raised by a hewer from an adjoining place who was going outbye calling to deceased as he passed the gateway end. The Local Inspectors reported, we find it a pure accident.