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Surname
HOLMES
Forename
Joseph
Day
08
Month
04
Year
1911
Age
52
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Glasshoughton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Glass Houghton & Castleford Collieries Ltd
Location
Glass Houghton
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was travelling "in-bye" to his working place when he failed to get into a refuge hole, and was fatally crushed against the side of the roadway by four full tubs, which were being drawn by a pony.