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Henry Fownes
| Age: | 34 |
| Died: | 12th Sep 1912 |
| Accident: | 11th Sep 1912 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1878 |
| Colliery: | Wren's Nest |
| Company: | Earl of Dudley |
| Occupation: | Stone blower |
| Notes: | Deceased was working in an "opening" in a bed of limestone, 12 yards thick, and having an inclination of 45° to 50°. He stood on a ledge about 3 feet wide in the centre of the opening, and was drilling a hole in the stone with a hammer and hand punch. A chain ladder hung over the slope beside him. The drilling was heard to cease, following by a scruffling noise, and deceased was found lying on some loose stone at the foot of the opening, bleeding from a wound on the head and in a semi-conscious condition. Deceased had apparently slipped or overbalanced himself and fallen down the slope. He was removed to hospital, where he died the following day |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Miscellaneous Underground Accidents :: Sundries |
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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: 70, Accident Number: 3 Where to find this report
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