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Surname
AUSTIN
Forename
Samuel
Day
21
Month
10
Year
1913
Age
25
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Hickleton Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Hickleton Main Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Thurnscoe
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Deceased was passing underneath the edge of the coal ripping in a gate, when a piece of coal weighing about 500lbs. was burst off the dipping face by a "bump." Both his thighs and his spine were fractured. The coal was being worked on "face" and there was a curl slip from which the coal fell. The edge of the ripping over hung the supports 1 foot 6 inches. No timber was displaced by the fall and the specified distance for setting props was not exceeded. The place was examined and reported safe three hours before the accident.