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Surname
JOHNSON
Forename
William
Day
02
Month
09
Year
1907
Age
29
Occupation
Assistant Hooker On
Mine/Quarry Name
Bradford
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bradford Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Bradford
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Whilst in the cage at the bottom of the Parker Pit, 560 yards deep, helping to loosen a tub which had wedged itself going into the cage, engineman raised the cage 40 yards, deceased and two tubs fell from the cage to bottom. Engineman asserted that the electric signal bell rang and thinking this was the signal to go on from the bottom he raised the cage. There was proof that the electric bell rang because the cable was found cut and short circuited an electrician stopped the bell ringing. It is thought a piece of stone fell from the top, there were several marks to be seen as of something having fallen.