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John Probyn
| Age: | 17 |
| Died: | 20th Aug 1912 |
| Accident: | 20th Aug 1912 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1895 |
| Colliery: | Shelton, No. 1, Deep |
| Company: | Shelton Iron, Steel and Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Dogger-on |
| Notes: | Deceased was employed on an endless-rope haulage road. He had left his appointed station and travelled about 100 yards inbye during the temporary stoppage of the rope, and when it was again put in motion he was hurrying back towards his post, when he tripped and fell in front of a journey of 8 tubs, 5 of which passed over him before the rope could be stopped. He died on the same day |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Miscellaneous Underground Accidents :: Haulage :: Run over or crushed by Trams or Tubs |
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- 1912 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6983), Midland and Southern District (No. 8) by Hugh Johnstone, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 61, Accident Number: 2 Where to find this report
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