Post by phil0254 on May 15, 2014 4:13:48 GMT -5
I HAVE JUST BEEN READING ABOUT THE MARKHAM CAGE ACCIDENT,[1973] I WAS A TRAINEE AT WARSOP MAIN COLLIERY IN NOTTS WHEN IT HAPPENED, THIER WAS ABOUT 7 OF US ALL WAITING AT THE SHAFT SIDE TO GO DOWN FOR A TRAINING VISIT WHEN THE ONSETTER CAME OVER TO US AND SAID THAT THE CAGE HAD JUST GONE DOWN THE SHAFT AT MARKHAM KILLING MOST OF THEM ABOARD , OF COURSE WE TOOK NO NOTICE OF HIM WE THOUGHT HE WAS TRYING TO FRIGHTEN US. A COUPLE WOULDNT GO ON THE CAGE BECAUSE HE SAID IT WAS THE TRUE HE FRIGHTEND THEM. WE SAID ITS A LOAD OF RUBBISH GET ON COME ON BUT THEY WOULDNT ANY WAY THE REST OF US WENT DOWN AND DONE OUR VISIT, WHEN WE CAME UP THE PIT WE FOUND OUT IT WAS TRUE, TWO MORE TRAINEES NEVER CAME BACK TO FINISH THERE TRAINING