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Surname
HILLS
Forename
Edward James
Day
11
Month
10
Year
1912
Age
33
Occupation
Chalk Digger
Mine/Quarry Name
Higgen's Quarry
Mineral Worked
Chalk
Owner
Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers (1900) Ltd
Location
County
Kent
Details of Event
Deceased was cleaning up some chalk from the floor of a heading which had been driven in underneath the chalk mills, when about a ton of chalk suddenly fell from a previously unseen joint and caused injuries which resulted fatally three hours later.