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Surname
EASTON
Forename
Henry
Day
30
Month
12
Year
1914
Age
61
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Birley, East
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Sheffield Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Woodhouse
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
He was struck by an empty wagon whilst he was assisting to lower a timber wagon on a gradient of 1 in 100. The brake of the empty wagon was down but not pinned. Apart from a high wind there was nothing to account for the movement of the second truck.