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Surname
LOCKETT
Forename
James
Day
04
Month
05
Year
1906
Age
34
Occupation
Top Ripper
Mine/Quarry Name
Shelton, Deep Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Shelton Iron, Steel & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Hanley
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
Deceased was killed by a tall of roof in the ripping in a level in the Cockshead seam. Three shots had been fired and he had polled all loose dirt. He stood on the pile of debris attempting to pull down a lump partly loose. It was thought he was doing this with a pick instead of a bar and that when the lump came he stumbled on the loose heap under foot and fell beneath the dirt he was pulling.