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Surname
EARNSHAW
Forename
George
Day
12
Month
02
Year
1909
Age
50
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
South Kirkby
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Kirkby, Featherstone & Hemsworth Collieries Ltd
Location
South Kirkby
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was entering a waste (after being sent for a few minutes) to resume his work of by, filling the top coal, which he had previously dropped, when he was killed by a sudden fall of roof.