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John Tucker
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| Died: | 14th Nov 1871 |
| Accident: | 14th Nov 1871 |
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| Colliery: | Forest of Dean |
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| Occupation: | Navvy [Not employed] |
| Notes: | Fell down uncovered shaft |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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The next group of accidents to describe are those occurrences which in my opinion, as already stated, cannot be inserted in the Lists.
The eighth and last is another Forest of Dean unsecured pit fatality :— John Tucker, on the night of the 14th of November, went from the "Barracks" near Moseley Green to look for some coal, and in the dark, walked right into an unfenced shaft of about 100 yards in depth. The poor man was a "navvy," working on a new line of railway now making through that part of the Forest. At the inquest Mr. Thomas Greatrex of Newport, who was proved to be one of the owners of this unsecured pit, was found guilty of manslaughter, and the case will come before the grand jury at the next Gloucester Assize, early in April, I am informed.
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- 1871 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 653), South-western District by Lionel Brough, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 102 Where to find this report
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