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Surname
EGGLETON
Forename
Benjamin
Day
04
Month
12
Year
1914
Age
38
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Waterloo Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Waterloo Main Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Temple Newsam
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was taking coal off the left-hand side of a heading in order to widen the road when a piece of shale 5 feet by 10 inches by 10 inches fell and broke his thigh. Erysipelas supervened and he died on 10th December. He had neglected to set two props.