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Surname
PILLING
Forename
John
Day
29
Month
04
Year
1910
Age
42
Occupation
Surveyor
Mine/Quarry Name
Westleigh, Heyfield, 4 Feet
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Westleigh Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Westleigh
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Whilst travelling up the endless rope brow, a lashing chain broke allowing full tubs to run back, and he was struck by tubs and so injured that he died at Leigh Infirmary the same day.