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Surname
MITCHELL
Forename
Isaac
Day
24
Month
06
Year
1909
Age
36
Occupation
Coal Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Prince of Wales (a)
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Rhodes
Location
Pontefract
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was bringing a full tub down a cross gate when the locker broke and the tub overpowered him, and he was fatally crushed. The locker was improvised from a splinter of wood and should not have been used.