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Surname
HORROCKS
Forename
Edward
Day
10
Month
05
Year
1912
Age
18
Occupation
Dataller
Mine/Quarry Name
Hindley Field, No.5
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Hindley Field Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Hindley
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
He was engaged filling dirt at side of a main haulage road, when a sudden weighting of the roof displaced three bars and caused a heavy fall of roof, 10 feet by 9 feet by 3 test high, which completely buried him.