Isaac COLLINS bap 1858 in Lydbrook -Prior Thread (General)

by andyhillier, Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 07:50 (5410 days ago) @ slowhands

Collins James
date of accident 07/06/1870
Age 46
Inclineman
Trafalgar Colliery
In attaching a loaded tram to a set the trigger slipped on a sleeper and the set backed and crushed him to death.

Being new to this site and not knowing what information is here, can you tell me where you found the above information on James Collins' death? I knew he'd been killed in a pit accident of some kind, but not the nature of it. (Incidentally, I have a photo of a memorial to him which gives the date of his death as 2nd June as opposed to 7th in this record - not that that's of huge significance!)