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Surname
POINTON
Forename
William
Day
03
Month
12
Year
1913
Age
64
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Houghton Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Houghton Main Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Little Houghton
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Deceased was helping to turn a tub on the flat-sheet at the gate end when a piece of coal about 4 cwt, in weight fell from the ripping lip and struck him on the shoulders, knocking his chest against the tub edge. His injury was not considered serious, but he died eight days later due to a broken rib having penetrated his left lung. No timber was displaced by the fall and the place had been examined by a deputy only ten minutes before the accident and appeared to him quite safe.