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Joseph Lowe
| Age: | 50 |
| Died: | 4th Dec 1924 |
| Accident: | 4th Dec 1924 12.0 noon, 4th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1874 |
| Colliery: | Harthope Quarry |
| Company: | Joseph Lowe |
| Occupation: | Farmer and Quarryman |
| Notes: | This accident occurred in an excavation 14 ft. in depth. Deceased and another man were drilling a hole with hammer and jumper on a ledge 3 ft. wide and about 4 ft. from the floor. Deceased was striking and had his back towards the face. A large piece of stone, 8 ft. long and triangular in section, fell without warning from the face and crushed him so severely about the lower part of the body that he expired almost immediately. The stone fell from a clay parting. His mate said they tested the stone before commencing drilling and it appeared to be quite safe. Deceased was not an experienced quarryman |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Quarries Under 20 Feet Deep |
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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: 78, Accident Number: 205
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