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Surname
NELSON
Forename
John Henry
Day
11
Month
02
Year
1913
Age
33
Occupation
Coal Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
West Shieldrow
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Derwent Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Stanley
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased and his brother were working in a 6-foot seam, including a middle band of 2 feet 6 inches thick, worked longwall. The bottom coal and the middle band having been taken out in the left-hand side a shot was put into the overhanging top coal. This was fired, but it left a lot of the coal still standing. It was stated by brother at the inquest that the roof was joaled after the shot was fired. Whilst deceased was getting the remainder of the coal down with the pick he liberated from the roof above him a large cauldron pot 6 feet in diameter and 1 foot 6 inches thick in the middle, tapering to a feather-edge. The pot was perfectly smooth on its upper side, and its pressure had been quite unexpected. It canted out a prop and a plank. The working place was well timbered and packed.