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Surname
ASHWORTH
Forename
Zachariah
Day
01
Month
10
Year
1913
Age
39
Occupation
Fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Land
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Luke Thomas Clegg
Location
Shawforth
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Walking up the incline to go out, was caught by ten full tubs which ran amain; the hook coupling the rope to the tubs broke. The hook bad only been in use four months. Deceased knew the train was going out; he failed to get into a manhole close by where he was caught. Died 3rd October.