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Patrick Roche
| Age: | 29 |
| Died: | 25th Apr 1907 |
| Accident: | 25th Apr 1907 9 p.m., 1st hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1878 |
| Colliery: | Hulton, No. 4 |
| Company: | Hulton Colliery Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Dataller |
| Notes: | Attempting to leave the cage after it had started from the surface to descend he was cut in two by the top hoop of the cage and the edge of the landing plates. The last of 16 men who entered the cage he stood at the end, when banksmen shouted "Down to Trencherbone," deceased realized he was in the wrong cage, he should have got into the cage to go to the Arley. Gates at end of cage would have prevented this loss of life. They have since been applied |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Shaft Accidents :: Whilst ascending or descending by machinery |
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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: 11 Where to find this report
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