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Surname
HINTON
Forename
Richard
Day
27
Month
10
Year
1903
Age
39
Occupation
Ripper
Mine/Quarry Name
Fishley, No.4
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fishley Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Pelsall
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof (rock) at longwall face in 5 feet seam while taking stone in to stow in the gob. The stone fell from a slip. The locality was timbered by pests and lids set from 2ft. to 4ft. apart.