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Surname
RIPPARD
Forename
Alfred
Day
26
Month
02
Year
1914
Age
24
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Hemsworth
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Kirkby, Featherstone & Hemsworth Collieries Ltd
Location
Fitzwilliam
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Whilst oiling some cog wheels on the outside of the coal washery his clothes became entangled and he was drawn into the wheels. It was obviously a dangerous place to be in when the machinery was in motion, and strictly against the rules.