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Surname
SHAW
Forename
William
Day
19
Month
05
Year
1908
Age
14
Occupation
Door Boy
Mine/Quarry Name
Warsop Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Staveley Coal & Iron Co.
Location
Shirebrook
County
Nottinghamshire
Details of Event
The draw bar of the first full tub of a set of sixteen tubs broke, and as deceased was following the train up a hill, he was killed by the runaway tubs. The train over-ran the drag.