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Surname
SEDDON
Forename
Emmanuel
Day
16
Month
04
Year
1912
Age
37
Occupation
Stallman
Mine/Quarry Name
Warsop Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Staveley Coal & Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Shirebrook
County
Nottinghamshire
Details of Event
By the inattention of the rope attendant nine tubs of coal were drawn out of the stall instead of the regulation six. This caused the rope to break, and the tubs, over-riding the drag, ran back 50 yards and killed deceased in the passbye.