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Surname
TURLEY
Forename
Alfred
Day
30
Month
07
Year
1907
Age
14
Occupation
Doorminder
Mine/Quarry Name
Coneygre
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Elwell
Location
Tipton
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
Deceased was in charge of a door near the top of a short dip engine road. He should have opened the door when the journey of two tubs was about 20 yards away but delayed until they were close to it. In opening it his clogs slipped on the rail and he fell under the first tub.