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Surname
LEES
Forename
Fred
Day
14
Month
05
Year
1914
Age
47
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Monckton Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
New Monckton Collieries Ltd
Location
Upper Hiendley
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Whilst getting coal he was caught by a fall of roof 6 feet by 3½ feet which came from a pot-hole which could not he seen before the accident. Two props were thrown down by the fall which was caused by a sudden weight bump.