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Surname
EMBERTON
Forename
Joseph
Day
15
Month
04
Year
1907
Age
19
Occupation
Turnsman
Mine/Quarry Name
Leycett
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Madeley Coal, Coke & Brick Co. (1905) Ltd
Location
Leycett
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
A waggoner was letting a journey of eight empty tubs down an incline on the endless rope haulage way using a screw clip on the rope as a brake. One of the tubs left the rails and deceased came back to assist in lifting it on. While the two were standing between the tubs and the endless rope is said to have jerked and moved about half a yard. This motion caused deceased to be crushed between the edge of the tub and a low bar where there was only a clearance of 4 inches over the tub. No satisfactory explanation of the cause of the sudden movement of the rope could be explained.