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Surname
GABBITAS
Forename
George Henry
Day
03
Month
02
Year
1914
Age
44
Occupation
Dataller
Mine/Quarry Name
Kiveton Park
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Kiveton Park Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kiveton Park
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Deceased was walking along the main haulage road to his work with another dataller named Foulds, when a bump occurred and some rock came away from a joint in the roof above them and knocked them both down Foulds received a cut on the head but Gabbitas was fatally injured. The road is in strong ground and no timber was used to support the roof.