Durham Mining Museum - George Hargreaves (original) (raw)
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| Age: | 36 |
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| Died: | 3rd Mar 1909 |
| Accident: | 3rd Mar 1909 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1873 |
| Colliery: | Ingham's Thornhill Colliery |
| Company: | Ingham's Thornhill Colliery Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Crane Driver |
| Notes: | These men were engaged with others, removing debris with the portable steam crane. The crane was standing on rails laid on newly made ground and whilst it was in the act of lifting with the grab, it suddenly canted over on to its side. The two men were fatally crushed and scalded. The crane should have been anchored |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | On the Surface :: Miscellaneous |
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- 1909 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5177), York and Lincoln District (No. 5) by W. H. Pickering, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 45, Accident Number: 4 Where to find this report
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