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Surname
HEPWORTH
Forename
George
Day
14
Month
02
Year
1910
Age
61
Occupation
Screenman
Mine/Quarry Name
Barrow
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Barrow Haematite Steel Co. Ltd
Location
Worsbrough Park
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He foolishly went between two wagons which were standing about 2 feet apart, when the locomotive, which was at the top end of the wagons about 150 yards away, shunted against the top one, causing the wagons to meet, and Hepworth was fatally crushed.