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Surname
ECCLES
Forename
William Alfred
Day
07
Month
02
Year
1913
Age
14
Occupation
Haulage Hand
Mine/Quarry Name
Hoddlesden
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Joseph Place & Sons Ltd
Location
Hoddlesden
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Crushed by tubs in self-acting incline. At a right-angle turn he was stationed to guide the empty tubs to take the chain. He was found under an empty tub between the empty rails; he must have been before the tub, lost his footing and the tub passed on to him.