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Surname
DIXON
Forename
William
Day
17
Month
11
Year
1913
Age
29
Occupation
Trammer
Mine/Quarry Name
North Gawber
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fountain & Burnley Ltd
Location
Gawber
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
When taking a full tub down the face to the gate end his head was crushed between a lid and the corner of the tub. The gradient was 1 in 12 and deceased was unable to control the tub, having started it before the sprag was put in.