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Surname
DERBYSHIRE
Forename
John
Day
17
Month
06
Year
1912
Age
41
Occupation
Dataller
Mine/Quarry Name
Garswood Hall, No.6 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Garswood Hall Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Ashton-in-Makerfield
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Derbyshire, along with two others, was inspecting the bottom of an engine brow, when a set of 8 full tubs ran back from 80 yards upbrow owing to the drawbar of the leading tub breaking. He was caught by the runaway tubs at the corner of a manhole and instantly killed. A "drag" had been attached behind the last tub of set, and it appeared that when the tubs commenced to run back they rode over the drag keeping to rails.