The Ice Man
Brummie babby
Hi again Johanna,
Yes I am He, Berg hence The Ice Man, I live in Redditch not that far from Louise and we still keep in touch. My wife Rachel whom your mother will remember, died in 2007,we were living in Northumberland. I met a new partner via the internet about 3 years ago and I moved back to the Midlands to be with her and we are happy most of the time.
Kit explained the accident very clearly to me. George was working on a sand plough which ploughed the sand off a conveyour belt into the sand hopper which fed the Moulding machine (BMM) his back was to the overhead crane, so he did not see the crane moving and he could not hear it because of the deafening noise of the machinery. The upper part of his body was above the sand hopper. Apparantly the crane driver did not know or observe George working on the plough. Thats how it was in those day, no safety locks / stops or devices to isolate the crane. Production of castings was paramount. The crane hit George and knocked him over the edge of the hopper and continued to travel over him which was the cause of the fatal injuries.
I don't know if Christopher is still alive. When the Birmid closed he went to work for Metal Box Co. He was Irish so he may have gone home to Ireland when he retired. He lived in Rotten Park Row I think, however I 'll try and find him when I get to Smethwick. Regards The Ice Man.
Yes I am He, Berg hence The Ice Man, I live in Redditch not that far from Louise and we still keep in touch. My wife Rachel whom your mother will remember, died in 2007,we were living in Northumberland. I met a new partner via the internet about 3 years ago and I moved back to the Midlands to be with her and we are happy most of the time.
Kit explained the accident very clearly to me. George was working on a sand plough which ploughed the sand off a conveyour belt into the sand hopper which fed the Moulding machine (BMM) his back was to the overhead crane, so he did not see the crane moving and he could not hear it because of the deafening noise of the machinery. The upper part of his body was above the sand hopper. Apparantly the crane driver did not know or observe George working on the plough. Thats how it was in those day, no safety locks / stops or devices to isolate the crane. Production of castings was paramount. The crane hit George and knocked him over the edge of the hopper and continued to travel over him which was the cause of the fatal injuries.
I don't know if Christopher is still alive. When the Birmid closed he went to work for Metal Box Co. He was Irish so he may have gone home to Ireland when he retired. He lived in Rotten Park Row I think, however I 'll try and find him when I get to Smethwick. Regards The Ice Man.