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Surname
PRINCE
Forename
Arthur
Day
07
Month
06
Year
1901
Age
22
Occupation
Haulage Clipper
Mine/Quarry Name
Ubberley
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Chatterley-Whitfield Collieries Ltd
Location
Bucknall
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
A fall of roof had occurred in an endless rope haulage dip. A fireman sent Prince to the top of the dip to make things safe for men to work at the fall without instructing him what to do. Prince protected the empty road by a rail but did nothing on the fall side. Whilst he and others were working at the fall two full tubs were accidentally pushed into the dip and they ran down wild and caught Prince. The fireman should himself have seen that both lines of rails were protected.