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Surname
BERRY
Forename
John H.
Day
22
Month
07
Year
1905
Age
33
Occupation
Underlooker
Mine/Quarry Name
Douglas Bank
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Rosebridge & Douglas Bank Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Wigan
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased and three firemen were engaged in the night shift clearing the damp from some old workings when he attempted to pull down a haulage cloth where firedamp was present and was suffocated.