| Date: | 11th February 1919 |
| Colliery: | Winscales (Iron Ore) |
| Company: | |
| Cause: | Fall of roof |
| Lives Lost: | 2 |
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On the 11th February a double fatality occurred at Winscales Mine, Egremont, Cumberland, under somewhat tragic circumstances. The place where the accident happened was about 17 feet high and 20 feet wide, and was worked without timber. A fortnight previously the manager had stopped the working as he thought it unsafe and the men were provided with another place. It was expected that the roof of the old working would collapse, and after allowing a suitable time for settling, it would be safe to drive through again. On the morning of the accident the two men went into the old working on their own initiative and were working there when a big fall of roof occurred and they were killed on the spot.
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