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Surname
LLOYD
Forename
John
Day
02
Month
09
Year
1914
Age
28
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Tudhoe
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Weardale Steel, Coal & Coke Co. Ltd
Location
Tudhoe
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased was wedging down a jud in a longwall face in a seam 1 foot 10 inches thick. When the coal came away, an area of ramble 10 foot 6 inches wide and 6 inches thick came with it, reeling out one prop. Deceased was buried by the fall and received severe injuries to the bead, from which he died two days later. The jud was kirved to a depth of about 3 feet, end roof supports had not been advanced before drawing the jud props, so that when the jud props were drawn the timbering distance of 5 feet maximum was exceeded by more than 2 feet, over a length of 8 feet of face. Another prop set in proper compliance with the timbering rules would, in all probability, have prevented this accident.