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Surname
EXLEY
Forename
J.R.
Day
24
Month
11
Year
1911
Age
28
Occupation
Dataller
Mine/Quarry Name
Park Mill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Stringer & Jaggar Ltd
Location
Clayton West
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Whilst cleaning out behind a coal-cutting machine he was killed by a fall of stone from the roof. The stone was in the form of a "horse back" and would weigh about 1.5 tons. The roof was insufficiently timbered.