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Surname
HEYDON
Forename
George Daniel
Day
20
Month
10
Year
1900
Age
29
Occupation
Deputy
Mine/Quarry Name
Griff Clara
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Griff Colliery Co.
Location
Nuneaton
County
Warwickshire
Details of Event
Deceased was being down tip the shaft when the rope on the descending cage broke about 20 yards from the cap. The cage fell 20 yards and getting out of the conductors struck the ascending cage and killed the deceased.