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Surname
EVANS
Forename
L.
Day
20
Month
09
Year
1910
Age
42
Occupation
Ripper
Mine/Quarry Name
Barrow
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Barrow Haematite Steel Co. Ltd
Location
Worsbrough Park
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was knocking one of two props from under a bar supporting the roof, over a tub road along the coal face. He was standing under the bar while he knocked out the prep and was fatally crushed by a large stone that fell with the bar. Temporary timber should have been set and prop drawing apparatus.