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Surname
WILSON
Forename
John
Day
18
Month
11
Year
1914
Age
55
Occupation
Foreman
Mine/Quarry Name
Parrock Slate Quarry
Mineral Worked
Slate
Owner
Buttermere Green Slate Co. Ltd
Location
Little Langdale
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
A small engine driven by compressed air winds the loaded wagons up a short inclined plane. Owing to a peculiar arrangement the wire haulage rope has to be unhooked from the drum after each wind. On the day of the accident the foreman, who had just arrived at the dip top, pushed over a wagon which he thought was ready. Unfortunately the rope was lint attached to the drum and the wagon ran amain. The foreman was caught by the rope and dashed violently against the rock, fracturing his skull.