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James Perks
| Age: | 54 |
| Died: | 9th Aug 1912 |
| Accident: | 8th Aug 1912 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1858 |
| Colliery: | Corngreaves |
| Company: | Robert Fellows, Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Surface-labourer |
| Notes: | Deceased was sitting by the side of a coal stallage waiting to commence his work, when he was seen to struggle a little and then suddenly fall forward. He rolled down an embankment and then dropped on the railway below, his head striking on one of the rails. His skull was fractured, and he died on the following day. It transpired that deceased was subject to epileptic fits, and apparently had had one on this occasion |
| 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: 3 Where to find this report
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