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Surname
EYRE
Forename
George Henry
Day
08
Month
02
Year
1913
Age
39
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Nunnery
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Nunnery Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Sheffield
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Deceased with another man, was withdrawing a prop from the waste without using a safety appliance. Before the prop was taken out the roof collapsed over an area or 580 square feet and buried Eyre. The second man escaped practically unhurt.