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Surname
RODDISS
Forename
William
Day
14
Month
09
Year
1908
Age
48
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Beechburn
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
H. Graham & Sons
Location
Howden le Wear
County
Durham
Details of Event
He was turning away a wall, and had only advanced two or three feet. The bord out of which he was turning the wall had holed into the goaf. The goaf was an old one, and was filled tight with dirt. The wall was properly crossed off, i.e., a plank had been set to take the ends of those in the bord at the turn away, with four props beneath it. The planks in the bord were six inches apart only. There were two pairs of gears set in the wall. The places were 5.5 to 6 feet wide. The roof was clay and shale. The man was setting a prop, when the roof above the crossing timber collapsed and fell in, partially burying him. He was fast by the head, and before he could be released was smothered.