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Hugh Harper
| Age: | 57 |
| Died: | 25th Sep 1911 |
| Accident: | 25th Sep 1911 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1854 |
| Colliery: | Trimdon Grange |
| Company: | Walter Scott Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Joiner |
| Notes: | he was engaged in erecting some stocks in a loose box in order that a horse, suffering from tetanus, might be slung; he had got inside the stocks to complete the manger when the horse gave a plunge forward and crushed Harper's head against the manger; up to that moment the horse had made no movement and the sudden plunge was probably due to his ailment; the conditions were such that the horse had to be put into the stocks before they could be completed |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | On the Surface :: Miscellaneous |
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- 1911 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6237), Durham District (No. 3) by A. D. Nicholson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 47, Accident Number: 5 Where to find this report
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| John Harper | 02 Dec 2015 |
Hugh was my Great Grand Father Love to know more history about him and his family |
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