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Surname
HILTON
Forename
Walter
Day
02
Month
11
Year
1900
Age
18
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Tyldesley, Trencherbone
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Astley & Tyldesley Collieries Ltd
Location
Tyldesley
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Crushed by tubs. Full tubs caught empties endless rope haulage rise drift through fault; lashing chain broke two full tubs run back, passed two persons, caught deceased who had slipped on iron plate in trying to get out of the way. Faulty link and want of room. Drags now used behind tubs.