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Surname
HIGSON
Forename
William
Day
19
Month
02
Year
1912
Age
36
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Abram, No.4
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Abram Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Bickershaw
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
When assisting a Drawer to turn a tub on a landing plate a fall of roof, 14 feet in length by 4 feet by 1 foot 9 inch, occurred and killed him. The propping rules had not, in this case been strictly complied with.