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Surname
CLARE
Forename
Thomas William
Day
08
Month
12
Year
1906
Age
37
Occupation
Set rider
Mine/Quarry Name
Walkmill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Moresby Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Moresby
County
Cumberland
Details of Event
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 to 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 on 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 the 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.