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Surname
MILES
Forename
Jesse
Day
14
Month
10
Year
1911
Age
26
Occupation
Assistant Onsetter
Mine/Quarry Name
Frickley
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Carlton Main CollIery Co. Ltd
Location
South Elmsall
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He and others were pushing empty tubs off the cage at the pit bottom. The "fallers" were not in position to catch the surface cage, with the result that it dropped about 15 feet and jerked up the bottom cage. Miles was crushed between the cage and the inset bar.