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Surname
CAVE
Forename
Henry
Day
31
Month
05
Year
1912
Age
37
Occupation
Loco. Brakesman
Mine/Quarry Name
Holland
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
White Moss Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Upholland
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Whilst attempting to depress the brake lever of a railway wagon forming one of a train of 20, moving at about four miles an hour, Cave slipped and fell on to the rails. The wagons ran over him, inflicting injuries from which he died in half an hour.