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Surname
COPLEY
Forename
Joseph
Day
06
Month
11
Year
1911
Age
46
Occupation
Coal Cutter
Mine/Quarry Name
Sharlston
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
New Sharlston Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Sharlston
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was tightening a prop which had been loosened by the coal-cutting machine when a large stone fell from the roof and killed him instantly. The fall displaced two bars and four props and disclosed a "pot hole" which could not be seen before the accident.