§ 24. Mr. Thorneasked the Home Secretary the cause of the accident at the Northern Aluminium Works, Banbury, Oxfordshire, on Thursday last, when a worker was electrocuted?
§ Mr. LloydA report which I have received shows that the accident was 1291 caused by the trapping of a temporary electric cable between the wheel of an overhead crane and its track. The insulation of the cable was destroyed, and the crane and its appliances made alive. The action to be taken on the report is under consideration.