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Surname
ATKINSON
Forename
William Edward
Day
25
Month
01
Year
1912
Age
36
Occupation
Incline Man
Mine/Quarry Name
Lingdale
Mineral Worked
Ironstone
Owner
Pease & Partners Ltd
Location
Moorsholm
County
Yorkshire NR
Details of Event
His duty was to couple the full trucks together as they were delivered to him and then to steady the train to the weigh machine. He had not completed his train but was still engaged in coupling, when he was seen to fall down, when about a yard from any truck. He was found to be unconscious and died almost immediately. The doctor stated at the inquest that several ribs were fractured and driven into his lungs, but the cause of the injuries could not be ascertained.