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Surname
DAVIS
Forename
Joseph
Day
25
Month
10
Year
1913
Age
59
Occupation
Ripper
Mine/Quarry Name
Bulwell
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Babbington Coal Co.
Location
Bulwell
County
Nottinghamshire
Details of Event
He was 4 yards in the bank throwing ripping dirt into the gate side pack, when a long piece of bind weighing 13 cwt. Fell between the rows of props and crushed his head. The ripping was blown down 8 feet in advance of the packs and probably the shots had affected the roof in the bank. The stone had only been examined 5 minutes before. Systematic barring would have prevented this accident.