Full Details

Surname

WALKER

Forename

Ernest

Day

30

Month

10

Year

1909

Age

25

Occupation

Trimmer

Mine/Quarry Name

Wrenthorpe

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Low Laithes Colliery Co. Ltd

Location

Wrenthorpe

County

Yorkshire WR

Details of Event

Instead of waiting for the locomotive, he proceeded to lower wagons under the screens by himself. He was found dead under one of the wagons and it is probable that after taking out the scotches he was passing in front of the wagons to get at the brakes when he was run over.