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Surname
HILTON
Forename
John
Day
23
Month
01
Year
1905
Age
61
Occupation
Waggon loader
Mine/Quarry Name
Orrell
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Orrell Colliery Co.
Location
Wigan
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. When lowering a railway wagon under the screens, he was crushed by the waggon against one of the posts supporting the staging through not having sufficient clearance.