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| Date: | 8th December 1906 |
| Colliery: | Walkmill |
| Cause: | (See description below) |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
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Deceased and another set rider were riding on a bogie which was attached by a screw clutch to an endless rope travelling at a speed of 4 or 5 miles per hour; to the bogie were attached two full tubs by a chain a few feet long. At the place of accident, a loose length of wire rope lay between the rails on which they were moving, and was used to draw loaded tubs out of a dip road at right angles to the plane, being connected to the endless rope when in use. The clutch of the bogie caught this rope and it became entangled with the endless rope and was being dragged along. Deceased jumped off between the two pairs of rails either to signal for the rope to stop or to attempt to liberate the loose rope. He was seen to strike the rope on the empty side, which was vibrating at the time, and he fell back between the bogie and loaded tubs, and was caught by them and crushed across the chest and dragged several yards before the rope was stopped.
| Source: | 1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449) |
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Clare, Thomas William, aged 37, Set Rider | |
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