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Surname
WINKWORTH
Forename
W.
Day
08
Month
11
Year
1904
Age
21
Occupation
Trammer
Mine/Quarry Name
Hanham
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bedminster, Easton, Kingswood & Parkfield Collieries Ltd
Location
Conham
County
Gloucestershire
Details of Event
The wire rope on a short incline at the bottom of which he unhitched the tubs was defective, and the knot which was made in it gave way and caused the tub to run wild. It caught him at the bottom and crushed him against the side. The discipline proved to be very imperfect neither the men nor the overmen knowing their duties.