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| Date: | 8th April 1910 |
| Colliery: | Spa Wood (Ironstone) |
| Company: | Sir B. Samuelson and Co., Ltd. |
| Cause: | Crushed by tub |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
| Category: | Miscellaneous Underground Accidents :: Haulage :: Run over or crushed by Trams and Tubs |
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At Spa Wood ironstone mine a man who was repairing the way was knocked down by a runaway tub and subsequently died from his injuries. There was plenty of room by the side, but in his anxiety to get out of danger he probably lost his light.
| Source: | 1910 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5676) Where to find this report |
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 | Poskett, John (died: 11 Jun 1910) , aged 26, Platelayer, A full tub had been left standing with one dreg in its wheels on a gradient averaging 1 in 72. Another full tub was being brought along the same road also with one iron dreg in the rear wheel and when it joined the standing tub with considerable force, the latter ran amain and knocked down Poskett who was 40 or 50 yards distant. The deceased was repairing the way at the time, and although there was a clear space of over 3 feet between the tub and the sides, in his anxiety to get clear he lost his light. He died on June 11th |
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