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Samuel Gillingham
| Age: | 16 |
| Died: | 29th Jun 1912 |
| Accident: | 29th Jun 1912 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1896 |
| Colliery: | Limestone Quarry |
| Company: | Henry Butt and Co. |
| Occupation: | Plumber's apprentice |
| Notes: | They were about to repair a leaky water-pipe on the outside of a recently erected retaining wall, when part of the wall fell over upon them and killed them. Apparently the falling of the wall was due to the leaking of the water-pipe on the inside of the wall, and the consequent swelling of the clay and other material which had been packed behind it |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Outside the Quarries :: 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: 75, Accident Number: 3 Where to find this report
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