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Surname
MOTON
Forename
James
Day
19
Month
11
Year
1909
Age
30
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
West Riding
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Pope & Pearson Ltd
Location
Altofts
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was on a trolley which was standing on a temporary gantry, helping to unload one of the stones for a new engine bed. Whilst doing so he slipped and fell about 21 feet. His spine was fractured and he died the same night.