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Surname
DAWSON
Forename
James
Day
09
Month
08
Year
1911
Age
49
Occupation
Shiftman
Mine/Quarry Name
Upleatham
Mineral Worked
Ironstone
Owner
Pease & Partners Ltd
Location
Upleatham
County
Yorkshire NR
Details of Event
He was an experienced timberer and along with another man was re-timbering the roof of an old stone stenton 10ft wide to make it secure for a roadway. The place was 9.5ft high and they had set four balks which were left in at the ends as well as supported by props. They had practically finished their shift when the deceased ascended a ladder with the intention or pulling down a piece of stone. At the same moment another stone fell away from some rusty joints in the roof and canted out a safety prop. The heavier portion of the stone was beyond the safety prop and caught Dawson and fractured the base of his skull. The stone was known to be given a little but was not considered too bad to work under.