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Surname
GARFORTH
Forename
Joseph
Day
09
Month
07
Year
1913
Age
28
Occupation
Coal miner
Mine/Quarry Name
West Ardsley
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Yorkshire Iron & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
West Ardsley
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was working at the bord face when a piece of roof bind, 5 feet 8 inches by 18 inches by 2 feet, weighing about 18 cwt fell upon him killing him instantly. Two slips were exposed by the fall, one being visible for some yard along the face.