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Surname
AUTY
Forename
Alfred
Day
02
Month
08
Year
1912
Age
33
Occupation
Coal Getter
Mine/Quarry Name
Ingham's Thornhill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Ingham’s Thornhill Collieries Ltd
Location
Thornhill
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was getting coal at the face when a large pot hole weighing about 900 lbs. fell on his back and fractured his spine. He had sounded the roof 2 or 3 minutes before the fall and it appeared perfectly safe. He died on 9th Nov.