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Ernest Scott
| Age: | 15 |
| Died: | 30th May 1924 |
| Accident: | 30th May 1924 7.15 a.m., 4th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1909 |
| Colliery: | Backworth, Algernon Pit |
| Company: | Backworth Collieries Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Notes: | Deceased was walking behind two full tubs, which were being drawn by a pony. The pony set had been brought from a siding and had travelled a distance of 83 yards when a runaway tub from the siding ran into deceased, and crushed him against the pony set. He had neglected to close the chock provided and a full tub left in the siding was disturbed by other tubs entering and so caused the runaway |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Haulage :: Run over or crushed by trams or tubs |
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- 1924 Mines Inspectors Report, Northern Division (No. 2) by T. Greenland Davies, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection], Page: 70, Accident Number: 131
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