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Surname
CLARKSON
Forename
Henry
Day
06
Month
05
Year
1912
Age
44
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Ingham's Thornhill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Ingham’s Thornhill Collieries Ltd
Location
Thornhill
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Deceased was withdrawing a prop by means of a hammer from an old lift in the waste when a large stone, approximately 2 tons in weight, fell from a break and killed him instantly. No attempt should have been made to withdraw the prop except by suitable means, such as a "dog and chain.".