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William Henry Leach
| Age: | 21 |
| Died: | 5th Nov 1907 |
| Accident: | 5th Nov 1907 11.30 a.m., 5th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1886 |
| Colliery: | Ellesmere |
| Company: | Lord Ellesmere |
| Occupation: | Collier |
| Notes: | At working face from between a pronounced slip and a weight break, both known. Timbering distance 4 feet, the distance from props to face was 5 feet and two props in the row were 5 feet 2 inches apart Fall 11 feet long. Father to deceased was prevented attending work by an accident. He was a good man and would have carried out the rules. (Roof good) (Trencherbone seam) |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Falls in the Mine :: Falls of Roof |
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- 1907 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4045), Manchester and Ireland District (No. 6) by John Gerrard, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 37, Accident Number: 5 Where to find this report
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