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James Porter
| Age: | 22 |
| Died: | 23rd Jan 1914 |
| Accident: | 23rd Jan 1914 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1892 |
| Colliery: | Hazlerigg |
| Company: | Burradon and Coxlodge Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Putter and Hewer |
| Notes: | deceased was fatally crushed by an empty set over-running its journey; it was being lowered by gravity from the drum of a small compressed air hauler, when an empty oil bottle got underneath the brake lever and prevented the driver from applying the brake |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Miscellaneous Underground Accidents :: Haulage :: Run over or crushed by Trams or Tubs |
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- 1914 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 8023), Northern Division (No. 2) by J. R. R. Wilson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 58, Accident Number: 2 Where to find this report
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