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Joseph Fletcher
| Age: | 17 |
| Died: | 8th Aug 1899 |
| Accident: | 8th Aug 1899 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1882 |
| Colliery: | Robin Hood |
| Company: | Flimby and Broughton Moor Coal and Firebrick Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Incline Breaker |
| Notes: | Fletcher and others were trying to land an empty set of four tubs which had failed to reach the bank-head (Fletcher being in front of the empty tubs), when a set of eight full tubs attached to the other end of the rope were set in motion, thereby causing the empty tubs and deceased to be dashed against the incline wheel [Inspection made & inquest attended] |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| 10 Aug 1899 | Shocking Colliery Accident At Broughton Moor (Whitehaven News) |
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Mines Inspectors Report Entry
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- 1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), Newcastle District (No. 3) by John L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 36, Accident Number: 329 Where to find this report
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