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Surname
BARNES
Forename
Richard
Day
12
Month
04
Year
1911
Age
26
Occupation
Breakesman
Mine/Quarry Name
Whitwood
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
H. Briggs, Sons & Co. Ltd
Location
Whitwood
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was found dead under the balance weights of the fall drop cage. He had evidently put his head and shoulders through the fence for some, purpose unknown, and had been caught by the descending weights.