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Surname
BERRY
Forename
James
Day
14
Month
07
Year
1906
Age
17
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Altham, Moorfield
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Altham Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Altham
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Fall of stone from side of drawing road, stone 2 feet 6 inches long, 18 inches wide at the top, tapering to a point two drawers preceding deceased had stopped four minutes having heard slight weighting, becoming quiet they passed along as deceased went by, this stone fell on his leg, fracturing it. Following amputation, he died on 3rd August.