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Surname
BEARD
Forename
George
Day
25
Month
08
Year
1913
Age
54
Occupation
Repairer
Mine/Quarry Name
Darfield Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Mitchell Main Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Darfield
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Deceased was taking out a broken bar in a main haulage road having previously supported each side of it with pack props as instructed by the deputy. The timbers above him collapsed owing to side pressure and he was buried by 3 or 4 tons of stone and fatally injured.