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Surname
LAW
Forename
Moses
Day
06
Month
11
Year
1911
Age
30
Occupation
Coal Cutter
Mine/Quarry Name
Tinsley Park
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Tinsley Park Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Tinsley Park
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Two men were preparing to move a coalcutter up to the coal face to re-start the cut when a fall occurred and buried both men. Deceased was killed instantaneously and his assistant was severely injured. The machine had not been moved, and the men were oiling it when the fall took place.