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Richard Parkes
| Age: | 24 |
| Died: | 6th Feb 1912 |
| Accident: | 6th Feb 1912 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1888 |
| Colliery: | Coombs Wood Quarry |
| Company: | Stewarts and Lloyds, Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Haulier |
| Notes: | Deceased was employed by a contractor to clear away some debris which had accumulated at the foot of a sloping face in a quarry. A thaw had set in following upon a period of severe frost, and while deceased was stooping at his work about 9 cwts. of frozen clay slipped from its bed, and fell upon him, killing him instantly |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Inside the Quarries :: Falls of Ground :: From beyond the person's own working place |
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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: 71, Accident Number: 3 Where to find this report
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