Single Record

Full Details

Surname

DOBSON

Forename

Henry Neville

Day

Month

01

Year

1929

Age

Occupation

Mine/Quarry Name

Rishton

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

P.W. Pickup Ltd

Location

Rishton

County

Lancashire

Details of Event

Reported on 3rd. August 1929, A drowning fatality took place last January. Henry Neville Dobson was put to work in some workings to break through the coal to let some of the water from a flooded part of the pit. The place had not been worked for three months. Dobson worked there all Tuesday afternoon, and came again on the Wednesday to work the same place which was along a passage about twenty seven inches high and about eight feet wide. At the end of the passage there were two other passages, one leading up, and one leading down. The one heading down was about was about eight yards from where Dobson was working in a sitting position. About 6.30 on Wednesday, Dobson was missing and the passage was found to be full of water. A pump working at a rate of 100 gallons a minute was immediately got to work, but it was not until 11.00 on Thursday morning that all the water was cleared. Dobson's body was found in the sump thirty five yards from where he should have been working. The colliery manager, Mr Maden was fined £5, with costs of £8. 11s. 0d. for breach of the Coal Mine Regulations. Blackburn Times.