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Surname
SCAYSBROOK
Forename
John
Day
05
Month
02
Year
1913
Age
42
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Whitwick Quarry
Mineral Worked
Granite
Owner
Whitwick Granite Co. Ltd
Location
Coalville
County
Leicestershire
Details of Event
The deceased’s duty was to lower empty wagons from the dead-end to the various hoppers at the crushingmill. The gradient varied from 1 in 37 to 1 in 67. A wagon full of granite chips had been shunted along with some empties. All wagons were supposed to be separately braked when standing. Deceased was lowering an empty from the front of the full wagon of chips. He used the brake for about 20 yards, then went behind with the intention, it is presumed, of giving a push, when the wagon bumped into the two standing under the hopper. The full wagon, which was left imperfectly braked, followed silently after, and deceased's chest was crushed between the hooks of the two drawbars. The brake of the full wagon was afterwards found down but not pinned.