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Surname
RHODES
Forename
George Daniel
Day
03
Month
03
Year
1911
Age
25
Occupation
Fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Bunker's Hill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Rigby & Co.
Location
Bilston
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
Deceased was doing something at the cage at the top of the shaft when the engineman lowered it without a signal. Rhodes was pulled into the shaft by the cage and fell to the bottom. The engineman was subsequently prosecuted and fined for the breach of Special Rule 157.