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Surname
YATES
Forename
Samuel
Day
13
Month
06
Year
1907
Age
17
Occupation
Coal Cutter
Mine/Quarry Name
Rainford
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bromilow, Foster & Co. Ltd
Location
Rainford
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
A haulage engine attendant failed to stop the journey in time after receiving a signal, and it ran against two full tubs knocking out a wooden sprag set against them. The tubs running down fatally crushed deceased. It was advised to have a more experienced engineman than a lad of thirteen years of age.