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Surname
TAYLOR
Forename
William
Day
09
Month
11
Year
1909
Age
38
Occupation
Pit Bottom Assistant
Mine/Quarry Name
West Ardsley
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Yorkshire Iron & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
West Ardsley
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
A train of full tubs drawn by a main and tail haulage rope was coming into the pit bottom when it fouled on empty tub which was off the rails. This jerked a train of empty tubs forward and one of the tubs left the rails at a curve where Taylor was standing. He was crushed between the tub and the side and so seriously injured that he died on 19th November.