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Surname
LAYCOCK
Forename
Jonah
Day
19
Month
10
Year
1914
Age
46
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Lodge Mill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Benjamin Elliott
Location
Kirkheaton
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Whilst hewing coal he was caught by a fall of coal, 12 feet by 6 feet by 10 inches, said to have been caused by a weight bump. He ought to have had three props set. The fall exposed a slip and a slickenside. He had holed off to the slip.