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| Date: | 28th July 1893 |
| Colliery: | Langley Park |
| Cause: | Shaft Accident |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
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Number 34 on the list occurred at Langley Park Colliery, on the 28th of July, about 11 o'clock a.m., causing the death of William Crossmore.
Deceased was ascending the shaft, along with other three men, in a cage in which they could stand upright. Just as the cage was leaving the bottom he reached out to knock a boy's cap off, and, in doing so, put his head over the bar, to which the snecks, to keep the tubs in the cage are attached. Before he could get back his head was caught by a bunting, and he was so seriously injured that he died on the way to the hospital. The shaft was examined and found to be all right.
This accident should never have happened. While ascending or descending in cages is not the time for larking, and this poor old man, by indulging in it, was killed. I hope it will deter other men from doing the same thing.
| Source: | 1893 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7339) |
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Crossmore, William, aged 60, Shifter, While ascending the shaft he carelessly reached out of the cage for some purpose, and his head was crushed between the cage bar and the shaft arching. | |
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