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Surname
MATTHEWS
Forename
George
Day
05
Month
04
Year
1913
Age
31
Occupation
Stallman
Mine/Quarry Name
Wimblebury
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cannock & Rugeley Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Hednesford
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
The deceased was engaged withdrawing the settings of timber in an old cross-road in the Shallow seam. While cutting out a prop to release a bar of timber the prop suddenly collapsed, and a heavy fall of roof took place from between a slip and a break which killed him instantly. A sylvester pulling jack was provided, close at hand, for the purpose of withdrawing the timber. The use of an axe to cut out timber was prohibited.