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William John Turner
| Age: | 46 |
| Died: | 25th Jan 1924 |
| Accident: | 25th Jan 1924 1.0 p.m., 6th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1878 |
| Colliery: | Greenside (Metalliferous) |
| Company: | Greenside Mining Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Machineman |
| Notes: | Deceased was drilling a shot-hole almost vertically up into the lode near the footwall when a large fall occurred. The edge of the falling mass caught him and he was fatally injured. The lode is 18 ft. wide, and the fall extended from the hanging wall to within 3 ft. of the footwall. The place had been examined by deceased and the mine foreman, and was considered safe by both |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Falls of Side :: At working face |
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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: 77, Accident Number: 196
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