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Surname
GALVIN
Forename
Patrick
Day
05
Month
12
Year
1902
Age
21
Occupation
Contractor’s Man
Mine/Quarry Name
Haydock, Princess Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Richard Evans & Co. Ltd
Location
Haydock Green
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Inspection made. They were removing dirt from a roofing down shot in a roadway a large fall occurred from the roof capping several props and burying the deceased. They had previously taken out a chock from under the roof and replaced it with props which probably disturbed the roof.