§ 13. Mr. THORNEasked the Home Secretary whether he has received a re port from one of his inspectors in connection with the death of a steel erector who fell down a lift shaft at Rea Street, Birmingham; and whether the lift shaft was properly protected?
§ Sir J. GILMOURYes, Sir. It appears that the erector slipped on stepping on to a plank and fell about three feet on to a staircase and thence unfortunately fell or rolled into the lift shaft through a gap between two girders and the stair. I am advised that the closing up of this gap was impracticable at the stage the work had reached.