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Surname
CLARKE
Forename
Lawrence
Day
02
Month
04
Year
1910
Age
27
Occupation
Filler
Mine/Quarry Name
Cadeby Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Denaby & Cadeby Main Collieries Ltd
Location
Cadeby
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
This shaft is fitted with four decked cages and lifts for simultaneously loading and unloading the decks. Clarke had entered the lift from the cage when it reached the surface, and foolishly put his head through the bars when the lift was being raised to the top level. He was nearly decapitated.