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Surname

DIERY

Forename

Philip Henry

Day

27

Month

10

Year

1906

Age

36

Occupation

Labourer

Mine/Quarry Name

Cramlington

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Cramlington Coal Co. Ltd

Location

Cramlington

County

Northumberland

Details of Event

Edward Diery died October 8. About 6 miles from the Cramlington Colliery on the private railway leading to the Tyne and where it runs parallel to a mineral railway owned by the North Eastern Railway both lines are crosses by a bridge carrying the private railway for Backworth Collieries. The bridge is kept good by the Cramlington Coal Company and on crane running on rails capable or lifting 8 tons was borrowed from the Tyne Commissioners and by its means two old girders had been replaced by two new compound girders 33 feet long each weighing 5 tons which were lifted and carried by the crane for 30 yards About 6am. in on 27th October one of the old girders was being lifted to place in position parallel to the new girders to carry the footway by the side of the rails when the crane and girder fell over the side of the bridge down an embankment on to the North Eastern Railway, 16 feet below, carrying with them the two deceased men and another man who was seriously injured. The crane was provided with three interchangeable clips, but only one had been used and that on the rail next the load. The work was in charge of the wagonwright of the Cramlington Collieries, and he was present. The inquest on P.H. Diery, who was killed on the spot, was held by the County Coroner, and his jury in their verdict said "sufficient care had not been taken in clipping or fastening to the rails of the said bridge upon which the crane was resting.’ The inquest on E. Diery, who was taken to Newcastle Infirmary where he died, was held by the City Coroner, and his jury added to their verdict the Jury are of opinion the crane was not sufficiently clipped and that guy ropes should have been used to prevent the girder from swinging.’ 2 killed.