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Surname
PALMER
Forename
William
Day
30
Month
06
Year
1908
Age
55
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Kingswood
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bedminster, Easton, Kingswood & Parkfield Collieries Ltd
Location
Two Mile Hill
County
Gloucestershire
Details of Event
He was riding up a steep incline in an empty tub behind a trolley loaded with rails. At the top of the incline as the gradient altered, the empty tub became uncoupled and ran back 40 yards or so. He was thrown out and picked up quite dead. (Mechanical haulage).