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Surname
NELSON
Forename
William
Day
28
Month
04
Year
1905
Age
24
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Arley, Yard
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Scowcroft & Co.
Location
Wigan
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased got fatally crushed at the bottom of a downbrow by a journey of full tubs running back through the coupling breaking. They had a trailer on but had not fixed a Warwick bar for protection in case of a breakage.