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Surname
MANKERVIS
Forename
Benjamin Angewin
Day
25
Month
11
Year
1912
Age
28
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Boscaswell
Mineral Worked
Tin
Owner
Boscaswell United Tin & Copper Mines Ltd
Location
Pendeen
County
Cornwall
Details of Event
He was working at the bottom of a sinking shaft. A piece of granite, 4lbs.in weight, fell from the shaft side. In falling it dashed against a projecting piece of side, rebounded, struck the back of his head and fractured his skull. It is said to be customary to examine the whole of the shaft sides every two days, and Nankervis made the last examination two days before the accident. If the sides had been cased the accident might have been avoided.