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Surname
WALKLEY
Forename
Moses
Day
27
Month
07
Year
1911
Age
46
Occupation
Carpenter
Mine/Quarry Name
Trafalgar
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Trafalgar Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Drybrook
County
Gloucestershire
Details of Event
Deceased and others were moving a queen truss on a bugle on the surface. The top and bottom members of the truss were 10 ins. square and the total height 7 feet. It was not guyed up in any way but supported by two men on each side. It tilted toward the side on which deceased was, and as the men were unable to support it, it fell over them. The horse which pulled the bogie was startled by the fall of the truss and started forward. Deceased was inside one of the bays and was caught by the truss and his foot crushed. Blood poisoning supervened and he died in hospital on 1st August. The action of the men in transporting the truss in such a manner was worse than foolish.