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Albert Simcock
| Age: | 15 |
| Died: | 11th Feb 1912 |
| Accident: | 15th Jan 1912 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1897 |
| Colliery: | Norton |
| Company: | Robert Heath and Sons, Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Attendant at Screen Machinery |
| Notes: | Deceased climbed inside the fencing round the flywheel and connecting rod of a belt-driven shaking screen for the purpose of oiling the bearings. He was apparently caught by the flywheel and fell on the floor, and one leg was drawn under the shaft of the flywheel between the wheel and a pedestal. The leg was severely injured, and death ensued on February 11th. It was neither necessary to oil the machinery while in motion, nor to climb inside the fence to do so. The accident was directly due to a breach of Special Rule 156 |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | On the Surface :: By Machinery |
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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: 64, Accident Number: 4 Where to find this report
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