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Surname
DEARNLEY
Forename
John
Day
22
Month
10
Year
1912
Age
33
Occupation
Holder-Up
Mine/Quarry Name
Maltby Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Maltby Main Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Maltby
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was assisting to rivet up a girder strut on the screens gantry and, whilst the rivetter was driving a drift into a rivet hole, the hammer glanced off and struck deceased on the head. After resting a few minutes he continued working but soon collapsed, and died 20 hours later.