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Surname
GARSIDE
Forename
John
Day
04
Month
10
Year
1907
Age
55
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Smithy Wood
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Newton, Chambers & Co. Ltd
Location
Ecclesfield
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was withdrawing a prop from the edge of the goaf and had loosened it by striking it with a hammer, and as soon as the prop was loose a large stone from the roof fell out to a weight break, which was slippery, just behind the last row of props and killed Him. A dog and chain was hung up at the bottom of the gate, but it had not been used.