ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 24, 13 September 1911, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

(Per Press Association.) Christchurch, September 12. An inquest concerning the death of Thomas Patterson, who received fatal injuries in the Homebush colliery at Glentunnel last Friday, was resumed to-day. George Aitken, deputy-manager of the mine, stated that deceased was employed in undermining -coal, in order to widen the tunnel, when the accident occurred. A stone weighing about SOcwt. became dislodged and fell on Patterson. Replying to Inspector Green, of the Mines Department, witness said that he had examined the place before the accident, and deemed it to be safe. Deceased was a capable man, and was carrying out his work properly. An eye-witness stated that a block of stone on deceased’s right shoulder, pinning him to the ground, while a timber prop was being applied to the roof. John -Campbell, mine manager, stated that as he did not consider Patterson was badly injured, he had the stone broken up before the inspector visited the mine. A verdict was returned that deceased was accidentally killed. Auckland, September 13. Chas. Neville, aged 21 years, a boilermaker, working on the steamer Rarawa, at Onehunga, slipped on a gangway and fell into the harbour, and was drowned.