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Surname
ECCLES
Forename
William
Day
03
Month
10
Year
1914
Age
45
Occupation
Boiler Fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Prince of Wales (a)
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Rhodes
Location
Pontefract
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was shovelling small coal on the flat sheets in front of a boiler when his shovel caught against the edge of one of the sheets and he injured his left wrist. Blood poisoning set in from which he died.