Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 05 April 1929
Thurnscoe Miners Death
“Trivial” Injury that Proved Fatal
A verdict of “Accidental death” was returned by a jury at Doncaster yesterday at the Inquest on Ernest Coverdale (28), miner, Windsor Road, Thurnscoe, who died in a Doncaster nursing home last Thursday from an injury to his right elbow while working at the Hickleton Main Colliery on March 20th.
It was stated that Coverdale knocked his elbow while working, but at the time treated the injury as trivial and continued to work. At the end of the shift he went to the dressing station, where he was told that the injury was serious, his arm having swollen and the injury become inflamed. He medically attended, but did not improve, and was later taken to the nursing home.
- W. Robinson, an ambulance man at the pit, in reply to Mr. H. Scott, H.M. Inspector, said that when he saw the injury on March 20th he formed the opinion that it had been caused before that date.
Dr D. Callender said that on March 26th, when he saw Coverdale, he was full of poisoning. He improved slightly, then collapsed and death was due to cellulitis caused by a knock on the elbow.