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Surname
BENNETT
Forename
Alfred
Day
09
Month
09
Year
1907
Age
54
Occupation
Stallman
Mine/Quarry Name
Langwith
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Sheepbridge Coal & Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Mansfield
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof. Deceased had attempted to withdraw a steel prop from a waste by using a ringer and chain, but failed. He struck it with a hammer and when the prop was made loose, a large quantity of the roof fell. Another man was injured.