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Surname
HODGKISS
Forename
David
Day
12
Month
02
Year
1913
Age
39
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Hemsworth
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Kirkby, Featherstone & Hemsworth Collieries Ltd
Location
Fitzwilliam
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was caught by a fall of roof about 8 feet long, 4 feet broad and 1.5 feet thick. He then went underneath it and knocked out two props, liberating the stone. The use of a safety apparatus would have prevented the accident.