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Surname
JONES
Forename
Samuel
Day
30
Month
04
Year
1907
Age
43
Occupation
Engineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Oak
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Chamber Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Hollinwood
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Whilst oiling in motion a small engine at the surface working pump for boilers, his clothing caught on a shaft end revolving 130 times a min. he was carried round receiving fatal injuries. The shaft end was 3 inches diameter and projected from the masonry 6 inches.