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John Wheeler
| Age: | 16 |
| Died: | 2nd Jun 1856 |
| Accident: | 2nd Jun 1856 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1840 |
| Colliery: | Deep pit |
| Company: | William Hopkins |
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| Notes: | Caught hold of foor hook, to ride up a few feet, but feared to let go, and finally fell at 70 fathoms |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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The total absence of discipline is shown in No. 50, where a youth lost his life by laying hold of the foot hook. Every kind of play and amusement should be expressly forbidden under ground.
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- 1856 Mines Inspectors Report, by Lionel Brough, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 100, Accident Number: 50
- 1856 Mines Inspectors Report, by Lionel Brough, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 83
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