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Surname
AVERY
Forename
John Robert
Day
15
Month
06
Year
1905
Age
14
Occupation
Tub spragger
Mine/Quarry Name
Dinnington
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Seaton Burn Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Dinnington
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Deceased was employed near the shaft receiving and spragging tubs which were automatically detached from an endless rope to which they were attached by clips in sets on two. The road dipped outbye fairly heavily near the shaft where it flattened to about 0.75 inch per yard it was lighted near the shaft by five incandescent electric lights. The rope was standing at the time of the accident but just before an empty and full set had caught further inbye and caused a jerk which appeared to have released the clip attaching two full tubs to the rope and these ran amain and collided with a set in front of them attached to the rope and it broke away and collided with two full tubs standing free of the rope both wheels of the first of these tubs was spragged. Deceased heard the runaways and was crossing in front of the spragged tub when it was struck and he was caught by it and killed. The clip of the first runaway was found 60 yards inbye. A recommendation by Mr. Abbott that a refuge hole be made at the point where the lads received the tuba was adopted by the jury. The Local Inspectors reported, ‘In our opinion the accident could not have been foreseen and no blame is attached to anyone.’