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George William Welford
| Age: | 33 |
| Died: | 16th Apr 1924 |
| Accident: | 16th Apr 1924 12.55 p.m., 7th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1891 |
| Colliery: | North End |
| Company: | North End Colliery Co. Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Notes: | Deceased was driving a small locomotive on a surface tramway with a gauge of 2 ft. 4 ins. When approaching a timber stack where there was only 6 ins. clearance, he leaned out of the side of the cab and his head was crushed against the timber. He was instantly killed. He should have used the cab windows. As the tramway is through a quarry 30 yards wide, with refuse banked up on each side, the space for timber storage is very restricted |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | On Surface :: Railways, Sidings or Tramways |
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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: 75, Accident Number: 178
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