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Surname
EASTMAN
Forename
James
Day
14
Month
04
Year
1910
Age
17
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Carn Brea & Tincroft
Mineral Worked
Tin
Owner
Carn Brea & Tincroft Mines Ltd
Location
Camborne
County
Cornwall
Details of Event
When walking over a plank and carrying some drills, he apparently stuck them against the side and fell on this plank and down a winze, a distance of eight fathoms. A guard chain was provided to hold on by when walking on the plank.