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Surname
DYER
Forename
John
Day
22
Month
04
Year
1909
Age
33
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Wheal Kitty & Penhalls
Mineral Worked
Tin
Owner
Wheal Kitty & Penhalls United Ltd
Location
St Agnes
County
Cornwall
Details of Event
While repairing in an old disused shaft, the timbers of which he knew were decayed, he stood on one of the old sollars, which was rotten, and which fell away with him. He was provided with a boatswains' chair, and was ordered to work in it, as it was not considered safe to trust the old timber. Due to his own rashness.