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Surname
MALBON
Forename
Eli
Day
09
Month
06
Year
1909
Age
51
Occupation
Engineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Northwood
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
T. Barton
Location
Hanley
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
When engaged in dismantling an old platform at the screens, deceased stepped upon a plank that was badly decayed at the end where it rested on a cross-beam. The plank gave way and he was precipitated to the ground, a distance of about 18ft. He sustained injuries from which he died on the same evening.