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Surname
BERRISFORD
Forename
Thomas
Day
30
Month
03
Year
1906
Age
57
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Adderley Green, No.9 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Stirrup & Pye
Location
Longton
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
He was cutting up in the top coal, 4 feet thick, in order to drop the coal in a "waste." About two tons of coal suddenly fell from two slips at right angles to each other and previously unseen, and killed him instantly.