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Surname
COOPER
Forename
James
Day
04
Month
02
Year
1904
Age
23
Occupation
Stallman
Mine/Quarry Name
Holly Bank
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Holly Bank Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Essington
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof (coal) at longwall face in 8ft. seam. Deceased was shovelling dirt out of a waste for building a pack working under a piece of over hanging top coal 20ins. thick. This coal should have been taken down or timbered it was not safe to work under.