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Surname
COULSON
Forename
Joseph
Day
29
Month
08
Year
1911
Age
44
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
South Kirkby
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Kirkby, Featherstone & Hemsworth Collieries Ltd
Location
South Kirkby
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Whilst working at the coal face he attempted to pick up a sprag which be knocked from under the roof dirt. The dirt fell and forced the sprag against his side causing a rupture of the liver from which he ultimately died.