KILLED BY A FALL OF COAL.
VERDICT AND RIDER, ' (By ToUxrsph.-l'rcES Association.) Dunodin, Hay 17. The inquest on Iho body of John M'Gueo, aged 2D. who was killed.by a fall o coal in the Kaitanpta .nine on Monday ovenins, was held io-day. I'hc medical evidence was to tho effect that deceased had a scalp wound eic n dies low, c'lUniK the scalp to the b"'ie. The skull was also fractured and death must have been almost lnelantaueOther eviuenre- showed that the body iv-s recovered about 15 or 20 minutes after (he full l°o! ; l'' RW - Tllc frll from a height o? from 7ft. to 10ft. Deceased was lvearded as a rnreful, practical, experienced miner. When the accident occurred, deceased and two others were falling coal into boxes. No shots were fired on that shift, but two or three wore tired earlier in the day. The section where the accident occurred wao Kcncrally regarded as very safe. The )>).ieo was examined by deputies at 1.30 p.m., find was then finite safe. The jury returned a. verdict that deceased met his death by a fall of coal, and added a rider that the working together of three or fcur men in a mine increased the danger to the workmen. Deceased leaves a widow and two children*
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1130, 18 May 1911, Page 4
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