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Surname
SHERRATT
Forename
Abner
Day
14
Month
01
Year
1910
Age
40
Occupation
Underlooker
Mine/Quarry Name
Victoria (g)
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Robert Heath & Sons Ltd
Location
Biddulph
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
Sherratt stood about 3 yards back from the outbye end of a set of empty tubs in a shunt, while a set of leads was being drawn by on the other side. One of the loads jumped the rails at the crossing, and collided with the empties and set them in motion towards Sherratt, who turned to get out of the way, but in doing so stumbled and fell, and was run over by the first tub before he could recover himself. He received injuries to the spine from which he died on the following day.