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Surname
DRANSFIELD
Forename
Frank
Day
25
Month
11
Year
1912
Age
32
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Wharncliffe Silkstone
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wharncliffe Silkstone Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Pilley
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Deceased was holing when a fall of roof occurred, killing him instantly. The stone which fell weighed about a ton and a half and came from three slips which the getting of the coal had uncovered. There was not sufficient timber set.