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Surname
WOODHOUSE
Forename
George
Day
13
Month
12
Year
1910
Age
27
Occupation
Sinker
Mine/Quarry Name
Thorne
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Pease & Partners Ltd
Location
Moorends
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
The clamp of a rope holding a suspended pump in a sinking pit slipped, and the pump and its attachments fell to the bottom of the shaft. The deceased was forced under the water and drowned. Several other men were slightly injured.