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Surname
WOODWARD
Forename
William
Day
02
Month
08
Year
1906
Age
22
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Douglas Bank
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Rosebridge & Douglas Bank Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Wigan
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was in the act of clearing some dirt away at the coal face when a portion of the dirt between the two coals broke over a sprag set against it, which fatally injured him.