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James Bangham
| Age: | 12 |
| Died: | 19th Jul 1864 |
| Accident: | 19th Jul 1864 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1852 |
| Colliery: | Shotton, Harvey seam |
| Company: | Haswell Coal Co. |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Notes: | fell down a 12 fathom staple |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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At Shotton Colliery, belonging to the Haswell Coal Company, on the 19th of July, a boy about 13 years of age fell down a staple 12 fathoms in depth and was killed. This boy, contrary to orders, was attempting to descend the staple by a ladder, instead of waiting to be sent down in a cage. He had been forbidden to go by the ladder, and had even been chastised by one of the underground agents for having done so only on the day before this accident.
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- 1864 Mines Inspectors Report, Southern District by John J. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 21
- 1864 Mines Inspectors Report, Southern District by John J. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 37, Accident Number: 42
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