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William Phillips
| Age: | 15 |
| Died: | 23rd Feb 1858 |
| Accident: | 23rd Feb 1858 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1843 |
| Colliery: | Plas Isa |
| Company: | Robert Read and Company |
| Occupation: | Drawer |
| Notes: | Entering an old place containing an accumulation of carbonic acid gas |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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Accident No. 7. — Smothered in Carbonic Acid Gas at Plas Isa Colliery.
The deceased had extended their wicket up to an old road which contained a quantity of carbonic acid gas, into which they entered and lost their lives before any assistance could be obtained. The scene of this accident is in a remote district on the verge of the Ruabon Coalfield, and the pit, which is sublet to a company of working men who employ their own children principally to do the work, naturally neglect discipline, yet one may suppose they would not be unmindful of their safety. Better ventilation, which could have been easily obtained, would have removed the cause of danger and saved the lives of two of Her Majesty's subjects.
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- 1858 Mines Inspectors Report, by Peter Higson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 52
- 1858 Mines Inspectors Report, by Peter Higson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 55, Accident Number: 7
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