Five Accidents Reported in One Day at Cadeby Main

Tuesday June 13^th 1906 was an unfortunate day as regards accidents at the Cadeby Main Colliery, no less than five cases were reported.

The following three cases were sufficiently serious to cause the removal of the sufferers to the Fullerton Hospital.

Tom Smith, corporal, whilst taking a run of corves off the endless rope, was crushed between another run of corves, and was admitted to the hospital with shock and bruising.

Walter Croxall, son of Eli Croxall ( charge-deputy at Cadeby Colliery ), had his foot badly crushed by a piece of rock, caused by a roof fall, he was also taken to the hospital, where it was found necessary to put fifteen stitches in, whilst it was also feared that there were some small bones broken in the foot.

Sam Jolly, a stall-man, was injured by some stone breaking away from a bit of timber and falling across his back, which it was feared had been crushed internally.

All are said to be as well as can be expected.

A serious accident befell C. Marshall, a surface-man, on Monday July 3^rd 1906 at Cadeby Main Colliery. He was conveyed by ambulance to Fullerton Hospital, where he was found to have sustained a fractured leg.