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Surname
PRESCOT
Forename
Mary
Day
07
Month
11
Year
1902
Age
18
Occupation
Screenhand
Mine/Quarry Name
Wigan Junction
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wigan Junction Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Abram
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased attempted to cross some bevelled pulleys where a face rail had been taken off near the screens and her dress got caught in the wheels and she got her leg severely injured. She expired at the Wigan Infirmary 5th 1903, after undergoing an operation. Manager prosecuted and convicted for non-fencing. Female.