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Surname
HASTELOW
Forename
George
Day
28
Month
01
Year
1913
Age
53
Occupation
Dayman
Mine/Quarry Name
Holmewood
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Hardwick Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Heath
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
Deceased had taken a sprag from under some over-hanging coal, and had attempted to get the coal down. He then started to hole it a little more without replacing the sprag and pricked to an unsuspected back. Two tons of coal fell upon him after bursting out another sprag.