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Surname
RANDLE
Forename
George Oliver
Day
22
Month
12
Year
1913
Age
23
Occupation
Assistant Electrician
Mine/Quarry Name
Exhall
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Exhall Colliery Ltd
Location
Bedworth
County
Warwickshire
Details of Event
Deceased was engaged in moving a concentric cable forward at the stall face, when from a stupid misunderstanding about the recognised signals, the current was switched on when he was handling the bare wires at the splicing. The switch box was about 800 yards up the hill, and had a removable handle. Deceased ought to have removed this and retained it in his possession, but it appeared to be doubtful whether he knew that the handle was removable. If not, it was clearly the duty of his superiors to have instructed him. The system was direct current of 580 volts.