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Surname
GRIFFITHS
Forename
John
Day
25
Month
02
Year
1913
Age
32
Occupation
Pikeman
Mine/Quarry Name
Nagers Field
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
George King Harrison Ltd
Location
Brettell Lane
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
The accident happened at the working face in the New Mine clay. Deceased was engaged throwing dirt by hand, into an opening when a piece of clod 7.5 feet long, 2 feet 2 inches wide, at the base, tapering to a ridge9 inches high fell from between a slip and a break both of which were unseen and fractured his skull. He died the same day. The roof was supported with props and lids set 4 feet apart. One prop was reeled out and two lids on other props were broken by the fall.