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Surname
TOPPING
Forename
Hugh
Day
14
Month
08
Year
1906
Age
36
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Old Boston
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Richard Evans & Co. Ltd
Location
Haydock
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased when descending the (Fan) upcast shaft, which was boarded on each side near the top of pit, appeared to have had his elbow outside the cage when it got severely crushed against the sheeting boards of the air-lock. He expired after undergoing an operation, August 27th, 1906.