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Surname
FARRAR
Forename
Selwyn
Day
26
Month
08
Year
1910
Age
15
Occupation
Pony Driver
Mine/Quarry Name
Bolsover
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bolsover Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Bolsover
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
He and another driver were taking an empty tub down an incline of 1 in 7, for the purpose of riding in it out to the shaft. A "coupler" which they had used to lock the wheels fell out, and the tub ran away to the bottom of the incline and dashed into a wagon of timber. Deceased, who had clung on to the back of the tub, was severely injured and died a few minutes later. The practice of riding in tubs is a breach of Special Rule No.78 (Derbyshire), and the survivor admitted that they knew they were breaking the rules.