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Surname
HARGREAVES
Forename
William
Day
04
Month
12
Year
1912
Age
43
Occupation
Buttocker
Mine/Quarry Name
Florence
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Florence Coal & Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Longton
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
Deceased had attached a Sylvester to the middle of a leg under a bar in a jig in the Yard coal in order to draw a post from under some top coal at the jig landing. The post was very tight, and resisted the pull to such an extent that the leg was drawn from the bar and a heavy fall of roof resulted. Deceased was completely burred and killed instantly. The loader who was assisting was buried also, but escaped with little injury except severe shock. This accident could easily have been avoided by the exercise of a little judgement on the part of deceased, for the post to draw was so obviously tight, and a leg at any time is of uncertain stability for such a purpose as this.