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Surname
BARNETT
Forename
John
Day
13
Month
11
Year
1911
Age
59
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Featherstone Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Kirkby, Featherstone & Hemsworth Collieries Ltd
Location
Featherstone
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was trying to get down a web of coal 12ft long 2ft wide and 3ft 6in thick when it fell upon him, killing him instantly. Some clod over the coal should have been got down first and sprags should have been set.