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Page: 32. Name: Harold Hooper. Occupation: Goods Guard. Place of accident: Hengoed,...

Catalogue reference: RAIL 583/64/83

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This record is about the Page: 32. Name: Harold Hooper. Occupation: Goods Guard. Place of accident: Hengoed,... dating from 1914 Dec 11 in the series Rhymney Railway Company. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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RAIL 583/64/83
Date
1914 Dec 11
Description

Page: 32.

Name: Harold Hooper.

Occupation: Goods Guard.

Place of accident: Hengoed, Glamorgan.

Injury: Leg crushed necessitating amputation below knee.

Details of accident: Hooper was engaged on a 'Pick up' train shunting wagon in the Hengoed Exchange siding and to save himself walking a short distance sat on the buffer of the leading wagon. In getting off before the train stopped, he slipped and fell across the rail, the wheels of the wagon crushing his leg.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Closed For 75 years
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17557455/

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RAIL 583

Rhymney Railway Company

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