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Surname
SHELTON
Forename
Joseph
Day
30
Month
08
Year
1904
Age
30
Occupation
Incline Man
Mine/Quarry Name
Baddesley
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Baddesley Colliery Trustees
Location
Baxterley
County
Warwickshire
Details of Event
Deceased was attempting to take a loaded tub down an engine-plane dipping 1 in 5 by means of scotching the wheels and using the rope-clip behind as a brake. The tub overpowered him and ran away throwing him against the side of the roadway.