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Surname
LEA
Forename
William
Day
12
Month
10
Year
1900
Age
14
Occupation
Blockminder
Mine/Quarry Name
Lea Green
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Sutton Heath & Lea Green Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
St Helens
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. The empty journey got off the rails in the jig which caused a small curve pulley on floor top of jig to give way when the rope sprang across striking the deceased who was standing near top of jig. He succumbed to the injuries received on the 15th instant.