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Surname
ASHTON
Forename
J. (injured)
Day
08
Month
10
Year
1938
Age
49
Occupation
Pipeman
Mine/Quarry Name
Nook
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Manchester Collieries Ltd
Location
Tyldesley
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
On exploration of waste when oxygen supply was found to be low. Disaster signal was given to fresh air base. Stadnye team found men in state of collapse. Asphyxiation and shock. Not comprised. 4 injured.