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Surname
FARRIMOND
Forename
James
Day
03
Month
04
Year
1908
Age
71
Occupation
Dataller
Mine/Quarry Name
Langtree
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wigan Coal & Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Standish
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
When he was engaged assisting the jigger the link of the tightening chain broke, and the movable carriage and pulley got drawn down fatally injuring deceased. One of the empty sets had struck the pulley, apparently through jigging the sets too fast, which accounted for the link breaking.