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Surname
HILL
Forename
James
Day
05
Month
06
Year
1912
Age
57
Occupation
Daywageman
Mine/Quarry Name
Golborne, No.3
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Richard Evans & Co. Ltd
Location
Golborne
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Deceased was engaged widening a balance brow when a sudden weighting of the rock roof caused a large fall of rock 17ft by 7ft by 1ft 6in thick which knocked out two props and buried deceased. The fall came from slip running near centre of roadway.