Single Record

Full Details

Surname

BRAIN

Forename

Thomas

Day

22

Month

01

Year

1912

Age

43

Occupation

Collier

Mine/Quarry Name

Howbeach

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Wallsend Ltd

Location

Howbeach

County

Gloucestershire

Details of Event

Deceased worked in a place 7.5 feet wide in a seam of coal 2 feet 8 inches in thickness, having a hard sandstone, roof full of joints and slips. He was sitting a few yards from the face while his marrow threw back some, lying coal, when a stone 6 feet long, 5 feet wide at centre, and 3 feet thick at one, end, tapering to a feather edge at the other, suddenly fell from the roof, reeling out four props. Deceased was dead when got out. The place had been well timbered with props carrying thick lids, and had been examined by the overman and reported to safe three hours prior to the accident.