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Surname
EDDLESTON
Forename
William
Day
08
Month
07
Year
1903
Age
17
Occupation
Jenny tenter
Mine/Quarry Name
Altham, Moorfield
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Altham Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Altham
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Crushed between chain and jenny wheel although forbidden he placed himself inside the ongoing chain to help another tenter to put the wheel in gear. Notices posted forbidding this and further fencing provided.