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Surname
DOWNHAM
Forename
Robert
Day
18
Month
05
Year
1906
Age
44
Occupation
Dataller
Mine/Quarry Name
Orrell, No.3
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Orrell Colliery Co.
Location
Wigan
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged taking out old bars at the junction of two roadways, in order to get the road higher, when a fall of roof occurred upon him. If the gablock and chain had been used, this accident might have been prevented.