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Surname
DOWN
Forename
John
Day
18
Month
05
Year
1914
Age
26
Occupation
Loader
Mine/Quarry Name
Bond's Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Staveley Coal & Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Temple Normanton
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
He was taking a full tub over a flat piece in a jig, some 60 yards long, and varying in inclination from 1 in 10 to 1 in 4. He had just succeeded in starting it down the steep when the chain broke and allowed it to run to the bottom followed by two empties. Deceased was found under the empties but it is not quite clear how he got there.