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Surname
LUMB
Forename
William
Day
11
Month
01
Year
1906
Age
19
Occupation
Scale picker
Mine/Quarry Name
Low Laithes
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Low Laithes Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Ossett
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
His coat was caught by a revolving shaft when reaching over it to get an iron scraper to clean the belts with. He was dragged in, an so severely injured that he died the same night. There was a coupling with bolts through it at the point.