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Surname
JONES
Forename
John
Day
26
Month
06
Year
1914
Age
54
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Nook, No.3
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Astley & Tyldesley Collieries Ltd
Location
Tyldesley
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Deceased was working at a longwall face. A tapered prop, set as a temporary support, on the bottom dirt (2 feet 3 inches thick) gave way at the foot, allowing the roof to fall on him. A prop with a tapered red was hardly a suitable support to set on the edge of the bottom dirt, as the pressure exerted on the prop caused the tapered end to act as a wedge and so split off the front edge of the bottom dirt.