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John E. Harrison
| Age: | 22 |
| Died: | 1st Mar 1895 |
| Accident: | 1st Mar 1895 1:00 PM, 7th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1873 |
| Colliery: | Tanfield Moor |
| Company: | James Joicey and Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Putter |
| Notes: | crushed between two tubs and cage at a staple; to get empty tubs from one side of the staple to the other it was necessary to pass them through the cage, eight at a time; seven were standing ready when the eighth came up in the cage; the staple boy shouted to a driver to draw his full set against the empties in order to start them, when the deceased jumped out of the manhole and got hold of the tub in the cage to push it through, when the others followed and caught him, crushing him between the first and second tubs; deceased had no business to touch the tubs until they were through the cage |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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- 1895 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8074), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 29, Accident Number: 49 Where to find this report
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| James William Harrison | 26 Feb 2021 |
I was born in West Rd,White-Le-Head in 1945 and I am currently researching my family tree. |
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| Adam Harrison | 23 Sep 2023 |
My great-grandad was born 04/08/1880. Robert Harrison born Kyo/Tanfield Moor. Internet and genealogy. |
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