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Surname
GOODGROVE
Forename
Henry
Day
19
Month
08
Year
1909
Age
51
Occupation
Sinker
Mine/Quarry Name
Maltby Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Maltby Main Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Maltby
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
The pump pipes were being withdrawn from a depth of about 280 yards from the surface, by means of a locomotive connected to the suspension ropes by pulley blocks. The clamps on the ropes slipped and Goodgrove was swept into the shaft.