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Surname
EVANS
Forename
Norman
Day
04
Month
09
Year
1908
Age
35
Occupation
Stallman
Mine/Quarry Name
Highley
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Highley Mining Co. Ltd
Location
Highley
County
Shropshire
Details of Event
Deceased was working in a longwall face where the seam was 3ft. 8ins. thick, exclusive of 1ft. of top coal which formed the roof. A heavy fall had taken place at the end of the gate road and the usual working roof having been lost a new entry under the top coal had been made opposite the gate road to a depth of 2ft, extending 12ft. along the face. Deceased was in the act of making a foot-hole for a prop to the top coal, when a fall occurred causing fatal injuries. The coal had been loaded from beneath this roof and a fresh holing appeared to have been commenced before the fall occurred. It is probable that if props had been set under the top coal as soon as room was made for them this accident would not have happened.