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William Johnson
| Age: | 29 |
| Died: | 2nd Sep 1907 |
| Accident: | 2nd Sep 1907 10.40 a.m., 4th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1878 |
| Colliery: | Bradford |
| Company: | Bradford Colliery Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Assistant hooker on |
| Notes: | Whilst in the cage at the bottom of the Parker Pit, 560 yards deep, helping to loosen a tub which had wedged itself going into the cage, engineman raised the cage 40 yards, deceased and two tubs fell from the cage to the bottom. Engineman asserted that the electric signal bell began to ring and thinking this was the signal to go on from the bottom he raised the cage ; as the electric bell continued ringing he thought something was wrong, he stopped the cage. There was proof that the electric bell rang because the cable was found cut and short circuited, an electrician stopped the bell ringing. It is thought a piece of stone fell from the top, there were several marks to be seen as of something having fallen |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Shaft Accidents :: Miscellaneous |
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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: 38, Accident Number: 1 Where to find this report
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