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Surname
SHEPHERD
Forename
Ambrose James
Day
03
Month
11
Year
1905
Age
19
Occupation
Dataller
Mine/Quarry Name
Pendlebury
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Andrew Knowles & Sons Ltd
Location
Pendlebury
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Fell from cage whilst descending shaft, evidence stated that cage jerked up and down at point in shaft where retardation commenced, deceased had not hold of the bar provided. Jury recommended protection gate.