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Surname
HOTCHKISS
Forename
Samuel Joseph
Day
01
Month
07
Year
1913
Age
24
Occupation
Dayman
Mine/Quarry Name
Brookhill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Pinxton Collieries Ltd
Location
Pinxton
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
He was wedging down some top coal to make room for a bar when he was fatally injured by the fall of a ton of bind, which knocked out a catch prop. The fall disclosed a curved slip which ran into a weight break at the face.