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Surname
PRICE
Forename
William
Day
10
Month
10
Year
1911
Age
15
Occupation
Engine Boy
Mine/Quarry Name
Monckton Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
New Monckton Collieries Ltd
Location
Upper Hiendley
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was talking to a companion and miscalculated the approach of a full train. In stepping over the rope to reach the signal he tripped and was run over by the tubs. He should have been at the signal place on the other side of the road.