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Surname
GORDON
Forename
John
Day
26
Month
01
Year
1912
Age
22
Occupation
Waggoner
Mine/Quarry Name
Talk-o'-th'-Hill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Talk-o'-th'-Hill Colliery Ltd
Location
Talke
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
The deceased and his mate had brought their full tubs to the top of a self-acting incline 20 yards long. Two empty tubs were attached to the one at the bottom, and while the deceased held the brake handle and also attached the rope to the back tub, his mate attempted to couple the two tubs and thought he had done so, but on pushing them over the landing, the first tub ran amain and struck the empties at the bottom, causing a severe jerk to the rope and the standing load to be snatched back, deceased's head being crushed between it and the corner of a wood cog.