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James Nuttall Forster
| Age: | 20 |
| Died: | 1896 |
| Accident: | 1896 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1876 |
| Colliery: | Felling, Furnace Pit |
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| Notes: | When clearing away some rubbish at the Low Main inset of the Furnace Pit, Felling Colliery, the body of a man was found, and it was afterwards identified as being that of James Nuttall Forster, aged 20, who had been missing for over 12 months, and who had previously been in an asylum. He had apparently climbed up the shear legs a distance of about 20 feet, and gone through the wheel hole in the chimney, falling a distance of 250 yards [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident] |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Deaths not comprised under The Acts |
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- 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 15, Accident Number: 2 Where to find this report
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