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Surname
BALL
Forename
William
Day
11
Month
06
Year
1900
Age
45
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Denton, Roger
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Denton Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Denton
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
40 colliers &c. riding down a steep enginebrow in a train of 19 special trams a wood bar dropped from roof obstructing 400 yards down. The bumping of the trams caused injury to one man affection of spine after walking about for some weeks, was suddenly attacked with tetanus (lock jaw) from which he died on 13th. December. A train had safely descended a few minutes previous.