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Surname
CARTER
Forename
John Charles
Day
15
Month
07
Year
1914
Age
30
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Gibfield
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fletcher, Burrows & Co. Ltd
Location
Atherton
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Deceased and another man were removing debris from roofing-down shots, and while working under the canch 8 yards back from the face, a large stone fell upon him and killed him. They had plucked down some stone and considered the roof quite safe.