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Surname
MORRELL
Forename
Robert
Day
31
Month
05
Year
1905
Age
17
Occupation
Rope Boy
Mine/Quarry Name
Rothwell Haigh
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
J. & J. Charlesworth Ltd
Location
Rothwell
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
These boys were working on an engine plane taking off empty and fastening full tubs to an endless rope when a large fall occurred without any warning displacing and breaking down six bars and crossing bar, and killed both of them. 2 killed.