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Surname
COOPER
Forename
Joseph James
Day
03
Month
03
Year
1914
Age
23
Occupation
Dataller
Mine/Quarry Name
Shelton, Deep Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Shelton Iron, Steel & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Hanley
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
He was engaged with two other men in ripping a breasting level at a point about 25 yards from the working face. A shot bad been fired and deceased was loading the stone which had been blown down, when the edge of the ripping collapsed bringing down the timber which supported it.