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Surname
GARBUTT
Forename
William
Day
02
Month
07
Year
1912
Age
28
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Skelton Park
Mineral Worked
Ironstone
Owner
Bell Brothers Ltd
Location
Skelton
County
Yorkshire NR
Details of Event
He and his mate were driving a lift out of a split wall which had holed. They had only got some 6 feet in, but the crossing timber being set, and the place well timbered, Garbutt fired his two bottom shots, one after the other, and had gone back to examine after the second shot when the whole place collapsed and he was boned. Constant efforts were made for three hours to rescue him, during which time he was alive and conversing in with his rescuers. Then another heavy fall took place and he was heard no more. His body was recovered after another two hours hard work. Probably the second shot being a heavy one had removed the support from the crossing balk.