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Date:	21st August 1856
Colliery:	Ettinghshall
Company:	Henry Hill
Cause:	Shaft accident
Lives Lost:	1
Category:

No. 81 exhibits the loss of a valuable life by a heavy iron wheel being permitted to break loose from the rope to which it was attached as a counterpoise.

Source: 1856 Mines Inspectors Report, by Lionel Brough, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 84

	Russell, William, aged 35, Sinker, Fall of heavy balance weight in shaft
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