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Surname
WOODHILL
Forename
John
Day
09
Month
03
Year
1903
Age
25
Occupation
Sinker
Mine/Quarry Name
Tinsley Park
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Tinsley Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Tinsley Park
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
The ascending hoppit in a sinking pit struck the side of the draft and some safety lamps which were in it were thrown out. One of them fell upon Woodhill and injured him so severely that he died the same night.