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Surname
NAYLOR
Forename
Alfred
Day
07
Month
04
Year
1913
Age
25
Occupation
Dataller
Mine/Quarry Name
New London
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Digby Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Newthorpe
County
Nottinghamshire
Details of Event
Whilst going to switch off he slipped and fell between the coal cutter switch box and the conveyor controller. He broke the earth wire and pulled the live cable out of its socket, thus making the coal cutter switch box alive. He was instantly electrocuted.