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Surname
LISTER
Forename
William James
Day
21
Month
01
Year
1907
Age
54
Occupation
Deputy
Mine/Quarry Name
White's Dayhole
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Farnley Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Farnley
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
When assisting the surveyor and taking a measuring chain along the working face he trod on a piece of shale which tilted up and hit his shin, slightly bruising it. Died on February 7th from heart failure following blood poisoning caused by the injury.