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Surname
HOLLAND
Forename
William
Day
19
Month
09
Year
1912
Age
58
Occupation
Onsetter
Mine/Quarry Name
Brownhills, Grove Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Harrison Ltd
Location
Brownhills
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
Deceased had pushed an empty tub out of the cage, taken it 6 yards from the shaft to some flat sheets, and there twisted it on to another road. He then took down a full tub to the flat sheets and apparently forgetting which cage was down, he neglected to twist the tub and pulled it into the open side of the shaft and fell into the sump with the tub on top of him. He was dead when got out, having apparently been suffocated by the coal from the tub. The accident could not have happened had the sump been kept securely fenced.