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Surname
COOK
Forename
William
Day
31
Month
05
Year
1900
Age
30
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Garswood Hall, No.5 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Garswood Hall Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Ashton-in-Makerfield
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Inquiry made and inquest attended. A fall of clunch from the roof fell upon the deceased from between props which at this point were further apart than usual. Systematic timbering was said to be the rule compliance with this would have prevented the fall. He succumbed to the injuries June 6th. 1900.