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Surname
EVANS
Forename
James
Day
21
Month
06
Year
1907
Age
55
Occupation
Stallman
Mine/Quarry Name
Hamstead
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Hamstead Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Great Barr
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
Deceased and another man were working in a small opening in Thick coal seam about 6 feet in height when there was a heavy bump and the top coal about 3 feet 6 inches thick and a tough shale 8 inches thick fell all over the opening, breaking over the timbers Deceased was completely buried and it took nearly two hours to recover the body. He had tapped the top coal shortly before the accident. The undermanager visited the place at 8a.m. and remarked upon its good condition.