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Surname
MORTON
Forename
Hiram
Day
04
Month
12
Year
1913
Age
47
Occupation
Carpenter
Mine/Quarry Name
Astley Green, No.2
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Clifton & Kersley Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Tyldesley
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Fixing bearer in shaft for a balance rope, 630 yards down; about to go to surface for a meal; in stepping on to a girder to get into the hoppit. He missed his footing and fell between the girder and a bearer, 18 inches space, to the bottom, 200 yards.