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Surname
CARDWELL
Forename
John
Day
29
Month
06
Year
1910
Age
56
Occupation
Dataller
Mine/Quarry Name
Douglas Bank
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Rosebridge & Douglas Bank Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Wigan
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
When clearing up a fall in a main brow preparatory to erecting timber, a stone fell from a cavity and injured his back. Cardwell died December 25, 1910. At the inquest the doctor said the man died from cancer, and he thought deceased had previously recovered from effects of the accident. He could not express an opinion as to whether the accident accelerated death or not, but the jury found that while deceased had died from cancer his death was accelerated by the accident.