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Surname
CARELESS
Forename
Herbert
Day
10
Month
06
Year
1909
Age
14
Occupation
Pit Hill Lad
Mine/Quarry Name
Aldwarke Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Brown & Co. Ltd
Location
Parkgate
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
The elevator engine was stopped with full tubs on the elevator. It is supposed Careless turned on the steam engine when it was on the centre and without turning the steam off he got inside the fence to ease the engine when it started quickly and he fell into the fly-wheel and was killed.