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Surname
GARLAND
Forename
Edward
Day
01
Month
05
Year
1903
Age
29
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Ashton Vale
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Ashton Vale Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Bedminster
County
Somersetshire
Details of Event
A large piece of roof clod fell with fatal results when he was wedging down coal at the face. If flats or double timbers had been used instead of props this might have been avoided.