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Surname
GAGEN
Forename
William
Day
22
Month
05
Year
1906
Age
29
Occupation
Ripper
Mine/Quarry Name
North Staveley
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Aston Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Aston
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He and his brother had been ripping a gate road and were clearing away the fallen material when a large piece of stone fell from the roofs where it had not been ripped and fatally injured the deceased. The stone fell out from between two slips which were not visible before the fall took place.