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Ernest Fox
| Age: | 51 |
| Died: | 5th Sep 1912 |
| Accident: | 3rd Sep 1912 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1861 |
| Colliery: | Stafford, Sutherland |
| Company: | Stafford Coal and Iron Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Roadman |
| Notes: | The haulage contractor and an assistant were taking three timber waggons, coupled together, down the main dip in the Ash seam. The wheels of the middle waggon were "lockered." After travelling about 100 yards the middle waggon left the rails, and the leading one became uncoupled and ran amain down the dip. It struck the deceased and injured him so severely that he died on the 5th September. The contractor had been instructed by the under-manager to take the three waggons down by means of the haulage rope. He was prosecuted by the owners, convicted, and fined for disobedience of orders |
| 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: 5 Where to find this report
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