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Surname
WHITEHEAD
Forename
Joseph
Day
10
Month
04
Year
1913
Age
36
Occupation
Chargeman
Mine/Quarry Name
Adderley Green, Nos 8 & 9 Pits
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Stirrup & Pye
Location
Longton
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
A load had come off in a jig (inclination 1 in 2.8) owing to the jig chain breaking. A locker was put in each pair of wheels and the load replaced on the rails. An unsuccessful attempt to push the lockered load down the jig was made, and the deceased went in front, and assisted by three others, pushed back the tub and removed the lockers. The load overpowered turn and the others who were holding back, and he was forced to the bottom of the jig, a distance of 8 yards in front of the load. He was injured internally and died on the following day. The accident was the result of extreme rashness and foolhardiness, and direct contravention of Special Rule 103.