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Surname
HEWITT
Forename
John William
Day
17
Month
01
Year
1906
Age
22
Occupation
Blacksmith
Mine/Quarry Name
Burradon
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Burradon & Coxlodge Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Burradon
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Died Jan.30. Deceased, who was employed as a blacksmith at Burradon Colliery, was walking home to West Moor after his day’s work was over, on a private railway extending from Burradon Colliery to the Tyne, and having a connection with the North Eastern Railway at West Moor, about a mile from Burradon Colliery. This length of railway is also used for leading coal from Seaton Burn and Dinnington Collieries, owned by the Seaton Burn Coal Co, Ltd., and also from the Lizzie and Hazlerigg Collieries, owned by the same Company that own Burradon Colliery. No one saw the accident happen, and the actual train that caused it was not identified, but it was supposed to be a train of mixed wagons and trucks laden with coal from Dinnington and Seaton Burn collieries. Deceased was found on the railway and stated he had jumped on to a truck or wagon, and while fastening his coat they had come together, and. as the buffers do not correspond, the buffer of a truck crushed him. He was found to be suffering from a fractured pelvis, and was taken to Newcastle Infirmary the day after the accident, where he died. Notice hoards are placed on the railway prohibiting trespassing, but walking on the line is universal.