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Surname
HALL
Forename
Joseph
Day
15
Month
02
Year
1906
Age
32
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Tanfield Lea
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Joicey & Co. Ltd
Location
Tanfield
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased, who worked with two other hewers, was about to shovel coals, between the roadhead and the fast side, at the face of a longwall place in the Top Busty seam, about 4 feet thick, when the lower part, 1 foot thick, of a large cauldron arse, 6 feet in diameter, fell from the roof and partly over the coal upon him, canting out two props in its fall. The conical sides were of glassy keenness and above was a free parting. The deputy had left the place 15 minutes before the stone fell and had observed no special signs of danger, coal sticking to the roof, making it difficult to detect fractures or divisions in it. There was an ample supply of loose props close at hand. The Local Inspectors, after describing the fall in some detail, concluded their report as follows, ‘Every facility was given by the management to work the place with safety, and no blame is attached to anyone.'