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Surname
OLDROYD
Forename
J.W.
Day
23
Month
03
Year
1903
Age
34
Occupation
Enginewright
Mine/Quarry Name
Howden Clough
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Howdenclough Collieries Ltd
Location
Morley
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Died 27th March. Without informing the person in charge of the movement of the wagon he got upon the buffer of a full wagon standing under the screens to make some measurement. The wagons were moved and he was fatally crushed against one of the supports of the screen.