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Surname
TURNER
Forename
William
Day
25
Month
05
Year
1910
Age
48
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Spencer
Mineral Worked
Fluorspar
Owner
Ashover Fluorspar Mines Ltd
Location
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
Deceased was being drawn up a sinking shaft 43 yards deep, when the hempen rope broke close to the hoppit when it was 10 yards from the top. Two other men were injured, one at a pump 4 yards from the bottom, and a sinker waiting to be drawn to the top.