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James Joynson Peet
| Age: | 38 |
| Died: | 31st May 1912 |
| Accident: | 31st May 1912 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1874 |
| Colliery: | Glebe |
| Company: | Fenton Collieries, Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Notes: | Deceased was foreman erector in the employ of an engineering firm who were installing a new drum on a winding engine. He was crushed badly about the head by a steel girder 20 feet long, which was being raised into position to form the drum brake. It was being lifted by a chain of 3/8 inch iron with two ¼ inch links in it. The lower end of the girder with shaped castings attached was resting upon part of the rim of the old drum, so that the chain was not bearing the whole load. Deceased stood between the girder and the wall of the engine-house to adjust a bolt in the castings at the top end. While so doing, the chain broke, and the girder fell and crushed his head against the wall. There was nothing to account for the chain breaking unless the lower end of the girder slipped off its resting place, in which case it would drop a distance of some 8 inches |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | On the Surface :: Miscellaneous |
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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: 66, Accident Number: 1 Where to find this report
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