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Surname
GRIFFITHS
Forename
Thomas
Day
11
Month
03
Year
1908
Age
45
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Shelton, Racecourse No.3
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Shelton Iron, Steel & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Hanley
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
Deceased was preparing to set a bar under some top coal at a point where two roads met at an acute angle. He had set two temporary posts when a mass of top coal 12ft. by 6ft. by 3ft. suddenly fell reeling out the posts and killing him instantly.