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Surname
KEELING
Forename
George
Day
27
Month
01
Year
1914
Age
22
Occupation
Loader
Mine/Quarry Name
Littleton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Littleton Collieries Ltd
Location
Huntington
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
Deceased was filling a tub at a longwall face in the Eight Feet seam, when, without previous warning, a large piece of coal fell from the face and crushed him to the floor. He died from the effects of his injuries on the same day. The coal fell from a concealed slip and reeled out four roof supports against which sprags were set to the coal face.