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Surname
MORLEY
Forename
Harry Manford
Day
26
Month
09
Year
1913
Age
15
Occupation
Assistant Loco. Driver
Mine/Quarry Name
Jee's Hartshill Quarry
Mineral Worked
Granite
Owner
Jees Hartshill Granite & Brick Co. Ltd
Location
Hartshill Green
County
Warwickshire
Details of Event
The locomotives used in conveying the stone in small wagons from the quarries are of small horse power. The gauge is 2 feet 6.5 inches. The deceased was engaged on one of the locomotives to attend to the various points, couple up the wagons to make sets, and was accustomed to ride on the footplate. The locomotive was slowly backing five wagons on to three which were standing. Deceased was waiting to couple them and instead of waiting till the buffers met he attempted to throw the coupling chain on to the draw bar hook and fell forward between the buffers and was fatally crushed. The top of the buffer was 15.5 inches above the rail.