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Surname
BATES
Forename
Josiah
Day
19
Month
09
Year
1913
Age
57
Occupation
Shunter
Mine/Quarry Name
Ansley Hall
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Ansley Hall Coal & Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Chapel End
County
Warwickshire
Details of Event
Deceased's duty was to lower the full wagons from under the screens and replace them with empties. The gradient for the full load was 1 in 114. He was engaged in lowering a single 10-ton full wagon on winch the brake lever moved somewhat stiffly in the guard. He was moving backwards grappling with the lever when he was caught against one of the screen upright iron pillars. The space between the wagon and iron pillar was 7.75 inches. Deceased was drawn through this space and his skull was fractured.