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- Surname
- HACKES
- Forename
- John
- Day
- 23
- Month
- 10
- Year
- 1901
- Age
- 29
- Occupation
- Stallman
- Mine/Quarry Name
- Haden Hill
- Mineral Worked
- Coal
- Owner
- W. Bassano & Co.
- Location
- Blackheath
- County
- Staffordshire
- Details of Event
- Fall of roof. He was drawing timber in the mouth of a bolt hole in bottom section of the thick coal seam and was using a timber bar instead of the bunter to knock out the props. The result was that he was for far enough away when the timber collapsed and he was buried by a rush of fine stuff from the goaf above. Another man was injured.
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