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Surname
EDIS
Forename
Ernest
Day
10
Month
05
Year
1909
Age
35
Occupation
BoilerAttendant
Mine/Quarry Name
Orgreave
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Rothervale Collieries Ltd
Location
Handsworth
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was found dead and fearfully burnt on a flue at the end of the coke oven boilers. The flue had collapsed and he had been killed by the very hot gases.