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Surname
ANDREWS
Forename
Ernest
Day
12
Month
11
Year
1914
Age
38
Occupation
Dataller
Mine/Quarry Name
New Lester
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Roscoe & Sons
Location
Tyldesley
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Deceased was crushed by a runaway full tub which bad been bumped on to the brow by another tub. The stop block provided was not put in, nor was the stang prop fixed in position. The tub had been left in a dangerous position too near the brow. As an additional safeguard a drop gate was provided near the bottom of the brow for which deceased was responsible, and this also was not in position. Deceased was so seriously injured that he died the next day.