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Surname
LOFTHOUSE
Forename
Percy
Day
03
Month
07
Year
1914
Age
26
Occupation
Blacksmith
Mine/Quarry Name
Ellesmere, Walkden Yard
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Earl of Ellesmere
Location
Little Hulton
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Deceased and his mate were removing an iron bar from the iron store. The bar overpowered them, and in falling disturbed some other bars which also fell away. These bars in their descent caught deceased and knocked him down. He sustained a fractured skull and died almost immediately.