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Surname
COLLINS
Forename
Alonza
Day
05
Month
12
Year
1912
Age
42
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Wheal Basset
Mineral Worked
Tin
Owner
Basset Mines Ltd
Location
Illogan
County
Cornwall
Details of Event
He was standing, as he thought, in a safe place on the tramway near two trams at the out-bye end of his stope, watching a big piece of bad hanging wall which he knew was on the point of falling. Eventually it gave a warning crack, and he rushed towards a place of safety. As he was passing alongside the trams, he was caught by the fringe of the falling ground, pinned against the trams, and buried. He was extricated alive four hours later, but succumbed to his injuries five hours afterwards.