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Surname
KNOWLES
Forename
William
Day
05
Month
12
Year
1913
Age
45
Occupation
Dayman
Mine/Quarry Name
Bentinck
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
New Hucknall Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Kirkby-in-Ashfield
County
Nottinghamshire
Details of Event
As he was going to work in the morning he was struck by a piece of bind which fell from the side, about 220 yards from the pit bottom. His right leg was badly smashed and had to be amputated, and he died from shock on the 18th February, 1914. The place had been inspected by a deputy only minutes before the accident and found to be safe.