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Surname
PEART
Forename
James
Day
17
Month
06
Year
1907
Age
28
Occupation
Sinker
Mine/Quarry Name
Caerau
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
North's Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd
Location
Caerau
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
He was killed in a sinking pit by a water tank descending unexpectedly upon him. It appears that a piece of string which worked the indicator of the winding engine had been broken, and the engineman depended upon a chalk mark on the rope, hence made a mistake in the distance. He should have reported the breakage of the indicator to the mechanical engineer and should not have worked the engine until it had been repaired and adjusted. Ht was prosecuted for a breach of Special Rule 109 and was convicted.