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Surname
SYKES
Forename
George
Day
29
Month
09
Year
1914
Age
62
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Thrybergh Hall
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
J. & J. Charlesworth Ltd
Location
Kilnhurst
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was taking an empty tub from the face passbye, which dips at the rate of 1 in 12 towards the face, when a train of 13 full tubs, standing on an axle-catch and backstay, by some means broke away and crushed him between the empty tub and the face.