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Surname
HIGGINS
Forename
John
Day
27
Month
03
Year
1904
Age
42
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Rotherham Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Brown & Co. Ltd
Location
Rotherham
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was assisting other men to tighten the scraper chain of the small coal conveyor and while doing so was caught by the scrapers and drawn between the wheel and the chain. There was plenty of room and the machinery was well fenced.