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Surname
CRYAN
Forename
John
Day
20
Month
09
Year
1906
Age
30
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Cadeby Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Denaby & Cadeby Main Collieries Ltd
Location
Cadeby
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
When holding a light for his mate, who was drawing a sprag to drop some holed coal. When the coal fell it knocked out a prop 7 feet in length, the end of which struck Cryan on the chest and inflicted such injuries that be died the following day.