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John Huyton
| Age: | 15 |
| Died: | 23rd May 1913 |
| Accident: | 22nd May 1913 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1898 |
| Colliery: | Rainford |
| Company: | Bromilow, Foster, and Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Haulage hand |
| Notes: | Deceased was employed to open and close a ventilation door on a jig-brow. He was about to open the door to allow a set to be jigged, when a runaway full tub struck the door and threw it against him, inflicting injuries from which he died on the following day. The full tub ran away owing to the failure of the man in charge at the top of the jig to use the "Warwick prop," provided to prevent such an occurrence |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Miscellaneous Underground Accidents :: Haulage :: Run over or crushed by Trams or Tubs |
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- 1913 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 7439), Liverpool and North Wales Division (No. 4B) by A. D. Nicholson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 54, Accident Number: 4 Where to find this report
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