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James Eskdale
| Age: | 39 |
| Died: | 18th Dec 1924 |
| Accident: | 9th Dec 1924 6.30 a.m., 1st hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1885 |
| Colliery: | St. Hilda |
| Company: | Harton Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Guard |
| Notes: | Deceased was walking alongside a train of 10 full stone wagons. When passing over some crossings he stumbled over the end of a wing rail and fell, with his hand on the rail. Three wagons passed over it, amputating the hand near the wrist. He died 9 days later |
| 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: 76, Accident Number: 188
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