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Surname
HARTLEY
Forename
Edward
Day
15
Month
07
Year
1902
Age
14
Occupation
Jigger boy
Mine/Quarry Name
Southrigg
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
United Collieries Ltd
Location
Harthill
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Deceased was found crushed between two loaded tubs which had collided. The rope had left the jiggers on one of the tubs and apparently had not been properly fitted. The system of haulage was endless rope.