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Surname
GOACHER
Forename
Bertram Arthur
Day
07
Month
08
Year
1913
Age
29
Occupation
Coal Cutter
Mine/Quarry Name
New London
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Digby Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Newthorpe
County
Nottinghamshire
Details of Event
When cutting into the face a prop slipped and caused the machine to jump and knock out another prop. This prop jammed in the cutter disc and caused the machine to swing across the stall. Deceased was cut to pieces by the wheel.