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Surname
MORRIS
Forename
Robert
Day
30
Month
07
Year
1906
Age
23
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Bedlington
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bedlington Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Bedlington
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Deceased, with another hewer was working in the fore shift in a lift 13 feet wide in broken workings in the West flat, South district of the Doctor pit Low Main seam, 5.5 feet thick. They commenced about 4.30am to kyrve across the place and about 6am., when the jud was nearly made, part of it, 7 feet long and 2 feet 2.5 inches wide, fell over; riding over a stay set 2 feet from, the loose wide; deceased was caught by it; he was released in 2 or minutes, but never spoke, afterwards as he was being taken outbye. The coal fell away from a crack, probably caused by a previous shot, end from an ordinary headways cleat. The deputy examined the place before work commenced and afterwards just as they were start work, but little kyrving had then been done. There was an ample supply of timber for sprags or stays, and they showed both want of judgement and disregard for the Special Rule as to spragging, in not haying a support set in the 11 feet between the sprag near the loose side and the fast side. The Local Inspector, reported, ‘In our opinion there is no blame attached to anyone, and an unforeseen accident.'