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Surname
COPELAND
Forename
Samuel
Day
27
Month
06
Year
1912
Age
16
Occupation
Haulage Hand
Mine/Quarry Name
Bold, No.1
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Collins Green Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Earlstown
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Deceased was engaged taking off empty tubs from haulage rope at junction of main road and a slant when a fall of roof occurred which displaced all the timber over an area of 18 feet by 15 feet. About 10 tons of roof "metal" fell and completely buried him.