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Harold Fisher
| Age: | 26 |
| Died: | 8th Aug 1924 |
| Accident: | 8th Aug 1924 7.45 p.m., 6th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1898 |
| Colliery: | Whitehaven, Wellington Pit |
| Company: | Whitehaven Colliery Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | Deceased, along with several others, of whom two were injured, travelled on the main endless haulage road from their own working level to the level above, where the riding set starts from. They were putting on some clothing when an empty set came down. They stepped clear to allow the empty set to pass. They were standing waiting on the full road side for the empty set to pass. Before the empty set got fully past, a full set came up and caught them. Deceased was caught by one leg and dragged along some distance before the set was stopped. He was dead when extricated. The men should not have been travelling on the engine plane at this part when the sets were in motion |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Haulage :: Run over or crushed by trams or tubs |
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| 14 Aug 1924 | Fatal Pit Accident, Men Struck By Unexpected Sett, Inquest On Whitehaven Hewer (Whitehaven News) |
- 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: 71, Accident Number: 135
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