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John Todd
| Age: | 42 |
| Died: | 12th Mar 1897 |
| Accident: | 12th Mar 1897 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1855 |
| Colliery: | Asby |
| Company: | Asby Colliery Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Deputy |
| Notes: | The deceased was a night-shift deputy, and as he had only a few men in the pit was working temporarily at the pit-top with the tubs. The mouth of the shaft is protected by moving bars, and, it was his duty to see that they were down after the cage had left the top. He appears to have worked for some time, and had neglected to put one of these bars down, and, in shoving a tub towards the shaft for the cage, he found himself at the wrong side, and he and the tub went down to the bottom. The accident happened at night, but it was said there was sufficient light at the place. The bars were in working order [Inspection made & inquest attended] |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| Pub. Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 18 Mar 1897 | Fatal Accident At Asby Colliery (Whitehaven News) |
| 25 Mar 1897 | The Fall Down A Pit Shaft (Whitehaven News) |
| 25 Mar 1897 | The Fatal Fall at Asby Colliery (Whitehaven Gazette) |
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- 1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 28, Accident Number: 90 Where to find this report
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