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Surname
DODD
Forename
George
Day
19
Month
07
Year
1909
Age
65
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Glasshoughton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Glass Houghton & Castleford Collieries Ltd
Location
Glass Houghton
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
As the afternoon shift men were going to their work along the engine plane, about 60 tons of rock fell from the roof. One man was killed and another had his back broken. The place was not timbered, as the roof, which had been in the same condition for nine months, was considered to be very sound.