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Surname
BURTON
Forename
Fred
Day
06
Month
02
Year
1911
Age
18
Occupation
Slack Filler
Mine/Quarry Name
Shaw Cross
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Crawshaw & Warburton Ltd
Location
Dewsbury
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was employed at the bottom of a hoist which is operated by a steam engine, and is used to lift material from ground level on to the pit hill, a height of 22 feet. An empty tub was being put into the hoist cage, on the pit hill, when the engine was started without any signal having been given. The tub fell from the cage on to deceased, causing injuries which proved fatal on the following day.