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 Newspaper Articles Index Newspaper Articles 

7th April 1894

Serious Accident At William Pit

On Thursday, two men named respectively Joseph Andrews and Robert Beck, were driving a drift in William Pit, Whitehaven, when a fall of rock took place, and both were injured. On being taken to the Whitehaven and West Cumberland Infirmary, it was found that Andrews' leg was broken, and it had to be amputated. Beck sustained injuries to his head and arm, and after receiving the necessary attention was able to leave the Infirmary.

Newspaper transcript kindly provided by
West Cumbria Mines Research.


Names mentioned in this article

 

 Name  Age  Occupation  Notes 
Andrews, Joseph    Miner  Injured
Beck, Robert    Miner  Injured



Links to Collieries/Mines mentioned in this article

 

Whitehaven Colliery  Whitehaven Colliery
William Colliery  William Colliery


 
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