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Surname
GREGORY
Forename
Ernest
Day
21
Month
02
Year
1914
Age
21
Occupation
Haulage Hand
Mine/Quarry Name
Hindley Green
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Scowcroft & Co. Ltd
Location
Hindley Green
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Deceased was engaged as a haulage hand at a junction underground. He was fatally crushed against a pulley frame while attempting to unhook the rope from a journey of five full tubs which were being hauled up a brow, before they came to a standstill.