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Surname
HEBDEN
Forename
William
Day
28
Month
05
Year
1912
Age
48
Occupation
Deputy
Mine/Quarry Name
Garforth
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Owners of Garforth Colliery
Location
Garforth
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was working in a roadway near some overhanging side stone which was supported by two props and a stretcher. The side stone fell and killed him, breaking one prop and pushing out the other. He was probably using a hammer and struck one of the props.