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Surname
HALL
Forename
William Henry
Day
06
Month
09
Year
1912
Age
45
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Rockingham
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Newton, Chambers & Co. Ltd
Location
Hoyland
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Whilst waiting for full tubs on a gantry he sat on a fence rail with another man. The rail broke and he fell to the floor, a distance of 17.5 feet, and fractured his skull. The men had been forbidden to sit on the fence.