New Search

Return to Search Results

Full Details

Surname
JOHNS
Forename
Frederick
Day
27
Month
11
Year
1913
Age
43
Occupation
Trammer
Mine/Quarry Name
Botallack
Mineral Worked
Tin
Owner
Botallack Mine Ltd
Location
St Just
County
Cornwall
Details of Event
His duty was to tram ore front an ore-bin near the top of the shaft to the stamps. While otherwise unoccupied he approached the shaft to speak to the lander. A signal was made from the shaft that the cage should be raised, and the lander turned aside to repeat it to the engine-room. Deceased heard this signal, walked to the fence gate at the surface landing and leaned over it to look down the shaft, apparently forgetting that the other cage was above him. It descended from the ore-bin landing 28 feet above where he was standing and struck his head. He had no business at the shaft. He had worked nearly two years on the shaft top and was familiar with the working arrangements.