Durham Mining Museum - George Cheeseborough

George Cheeseborough

Age:	39
Died:	5^th Feb 1932
Accident:	5^th Feb 1932
Year Born:	abt. 1893
Colliery:	Sherburn Hill
Company:
Occupation:	Deputy
Notes:	crushed
Buried:	Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Sherburn


Description

At Sherburn Hill Colliery, Durham, a deputy having first removed the solid sheet plate which totally enclosed all the moving parts, was attempting to replace a gate end loader scraper chain, which had slipped off the driving sprocket. He was prising the chain back into position by means of a spanner when he gave instructions for the loader to be started in order to enable the sprocket to wind on the chain. He failed to notice that he had inadvertently placed his head between two of the scraper chain bars 18 inches apart, with the result that when the chain was set in motion he was instantly killed. The chain should have been replaced by slackening off the adjustable-tension roller, and the protecting guard refixed prior to the loader being started.


Tombstone

Sherburn — Church of St. Mary the Virgin

Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ317423

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Names on this tombstone
Name	Died	Age	Born
George CHEESEBOROUGH	5^th Feb 1932	39	1893


Sources

1932 Mines Inspectors Report
Church/Cemetery photograph (T-02126-03-0002) © Kev Duncan
Tombstone photograph (T-02140-03-0002) © Kev Duncan


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