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Thomas Rosecamp
| Age: | 42 |
| Died: | 6th Feb 1857 |
| Accident: | 6th Feb 1857 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1815 |
| Colliery: | Elemore |
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| Notes: | injury of head by accidentally falling from cradle in the Lady Pit |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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The accident in the shaft at Elemore Colliery, No. 8 in the list, was caused by a fall off a platform or a cradle suspended by a rope in a pit, on which the deceased and another person were employed to enlarge the pit.
In guiding the cradle as it was slowly descending, the deceased appears not to have used the necessary degree of care, and thus to have fallen off and past the side of the cradle to the bottom of the pit, some 30 or 40 feet below it.
Nos. 8, 10, and 70 accidents in the list have all arisen from people falling off cradles or platforms suspended at the end of a rope, on which it is customary for persons to work in shafts, and as there is nothing but great care on the part of the persons so employed to save them from falling off a cradle when being raised or lowered, and often even when stationary, I can only impress upon workmen the necessity of taking every possible care when exposed to such undeniable danger; and at the same time urge agents, as far as possible, to select steady and cautious men for such employment.
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- 1857 Mines Inspectors Report
- Contributions by members of the Public
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