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Surname
GRIFFIN
Forename
Michael
Day
31
Month
05
Year
1900
Age
28
Occupation
Contractor
Mine/Quarry Name
Garswood Hall, No.5 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Garswood Hall Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Ashton-in-Makerfield
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Inquiry made and inquest attended. They had removed the road near the face and when engaged a shifting and packing dirt, a fall of roof occurred from between two slips running parallel with the coal face. The props were set about four feet apart. He succumbed to the injuries the 26th instant.