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Surname
BURNS
Forename
Robert
Day
01
Month
06
Year
1910
Age
58
Occupation
Byeworker
Mine/Quarry Name
Park Hill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Victoria Coal & Coke Co. Ltd
Location
Stanley
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
A boy neglected to fix a drag behind a set of full tubs to be drawn up an incline, and to securely fasten them to the rope. The tubs ran down the incline and the coal was thrown violently out when they reached the bottom. Burns was struck and fatally injured.