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William House
| Age: | 27 |
| Died: | 4th Feb 1930 |
| Accident: | 4th Feb 1930 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1903 |
| Colliery: | Lambton, D Pit |
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| Occupation: | Shifter |
| Notes: | fell against shaft bunting killing him instantly |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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On 4 February William House was taking some iron girders inbye when he got his fingers jammed. He came outbye to come to bank and got in the cage with four other men. Nearing the top he fainted and as he fell forward Robert Yellowley, the shaftsman, made a grab for him, but his head went through the side of the cage and struck the shaft bunting, killing him instantly.
During the inquest into his death the coroner asked onsetter William Hall if he wanted to give evidence and warned him of the possible circumstances of doing so. Hall chose to testify. He said that the cages were fitted with two gates for the top and two cages for the bottom. When the cage came down there was no gate on the south side, which was the side the men got in. Hall admitted there was a gate lying about five yards from the shaft, but he had not put it on before rapping the cage away ; he was unable to give a reason for not doing so.
The jury returned a verdict that House died from a fractured skull and lacerated brain, and that it was caused by the negligence, but not culpable, of the witness Hall. They added a rider that he should be severely censured, which the coroner did.
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