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Surname
BARNES
Forename
James Ernest
Day
22
Month
05
Year
1914
Age
39
Occupation
Machinery Examiner
Mine/Quarry Name
Orgreave
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Rothervale Collieries Ltd
Location
Handsworth
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was bringing out a run of eight full tubs on a small main and tail haulage road. He seems to have signalled off the run and been caught against a bar while trying to pass between two of the tubs. He died from his injuries a week later