Single Record

Full Details

Surname

SALLEY

Forename

Robert

Day

16

Month

06

Year

1904

Age

46

Occupation

Master Wasteman

Mine/Quarry Name

Walker

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Walker Coal Co. Ltd

Location

Newcastle upon Tyne

County

Northumberland

Details of Event

After the deepening of the Jane pit was finished and while the Busty seams were being opened out a cage holding one tub and running in two wire rope guides at one side was in use between the surface and the Busty seams the Low Main seam still being used as a landing place. The cage had close latticed sides a bar along the top for holding on by and a chain was provided for use across the open ends. Deceased came to the Low Main landing and assisted the waiter-on to send some tubs to the Busty and also two kibbles to the Beaumont where sinkers were engaged sinking a staple to the Busty. Afterwards he got into the cage to ascend to the surface and appears to have sat on his haunches leaning on his yard stick but with 110 hold of the cross bar. When the cage started he was noticed by the waiter-on to move one of his feet as though rearranging his position and immediately after when the cage had moved up about 12 feet he called to the waiter-on and then fell Out of the cage sideways landing on the flat sheets at the Low Main underneath a chain fencing the shaft and then fell to the bottom of the shaft a distance of 44 fathoms where his body was found by the master sinker from the staple who on being informed of the accident descended to the bottom of the shaft in the cage.