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Surname
MARTIN
Forename
William James
Day
11
Month
06
Year
1914
Age
36
Occupation
Stallman
Mine/Quarry Name
Kirkby
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Butterley Co. Ltd
Location
Kirkby-in-Ashfield
County
Nottinghamshire
Details of Event
Deceased was cutting down some clod to make room for a bar to support a slip to which he had just set a catch prop. He liberated the slip which allowed 2 cwts of coal to fall upon his back causing injuries from which he died on 20th November, 1914.