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Surname
BAKER
Forename
William Ernest
Day
26
Month
05
Year
1909
Age
29
Occupation
Engineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Hall End
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Morris & Shaw
Location
Dordon
County
Warwickshire
Details of Event
Deceased was in charge of a main and tail rope system of haulage driven by a pair of steam engines. The ropes passed close to where he stood for operating the gear and in causing the rope over to coil on the drum he slipped and was drawn into the revolving drum.