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Surname
FIRTH
Forename
John
Day
04
Month
04
Year
1904
Age
53
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Long Close Quarry
Mineral Worked
Sandstone
Owner
Midgley & Roper
Location
Pudsey ?
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He and his mate had drawn four props in front of a gateway and some sandstone had fallen. He the commenced to sound the roof before starting to remove the stone when a slab of 7ft. x 8ft x 2.5in - 4 ins. in thickness fell from between two slips and killed him. The slip could not be seen before the accident.