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Surname
REDFERN
Forename
Joseph Henry
Day
10
Month
11
Year
1914
Age
22
Occupation
Screeman
Mine/Quarry Name
Shirland
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Blackwell Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Shirland
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
He was lowering a wagon down about 2 feet with the aid of two scotches and by some means his head was caught between the brake handle guides and an upright girder of the screens which was only 6 inches from the wagon. Death was instantaneous.