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Surname
HODSON
Forename
William
Day
14
Month
08
Year
1903
Age
32
Occupation
Sinker
Mine/Quarry Name
St George's
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Astley & Tyldesley Collieries Ltd
Location
Tyldesley
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Sinking - Whilst dressing side of shaft standing on the bottom a piece 12 inches square and 1 inch thick fell with the point on to his right foot cut through thick shoe leather and pierced the middle toe. Died 24th August from lockjaw.