§ 58. Mr. THORNEasked the Home Secretary whether he has received a report in connection with the fatal accident to Arthur William Blyth, of Clapton, who was buried alive in a trench at Downs Park Road, Hackney; whether he can state the depth of the trench; and whether it was properly timbered?
§ Mr. LLOYDMy right hon. Friend is making inquiry as to this case, and will communicate with the hon. Member?
§ 59. Mr. THORNEasked the Home Secretary whether he has received a report from the factory inspector in connection with the fatal accident to Harry Edwin Head, of Greenwich, who was employed by a private company of aeroplane dismantlers of West Norwood; and whether he can state the cause of the accident?
§ Mr. LLOYDI understand that Head was one of the directors of the company and that the accident occurred when he was dismantling a pneumatic shock absorber without having released the pressure valve. Action to prevent the recurrence of such an accident is under consideration.
§ 60. Mr. THORNEasked the Home Secretary whether he has received a report from the factory inspector in connection with the death of one man and injuries to two others from the explosion of an oxygen cylinder at the British Oxygen Works, Newcastle-on-Tyne; and whether he can state the cause of the accident?
§ Mr. LLOYDI understand that the nature of this accident, which occurred on 15th May, was not the explosion of an oxygen cylinder but an explosion during repair of a rectifying column. The matter is under investigation, and I cannot make a statement at present as to the cause.