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William Leach
| Age: | 60 |
| Died: | 6th Feb 1907 |
| Accident: | 6th Feb 1907 9 a.m., 3rd hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1847 |
| Colliery: | Bradford |
| Company: | Bradford Colliery Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Dataller |
| Notes: | Deceased and two others were travelling up endless rope jig brow, the rope standing as is the regulation when persons travelling ; the brake holding the jig wheel broke, a flaw in the iron, set free the rope, both full and empty tubs attached to the rope ran amain down the brow, the three men were caught by some of the tubs |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Miscellaneous Underground Accidents :: Haulage :: Run over or crushed by Trams or Tubs |
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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: 3 Where to find this report
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