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Surname
McCARTHY
Forename
John
Day
27
Month
10
Year
1910
Age
52
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Nook, Trencherbone
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Astley & Tyldesley Collieries Ltd
Location
Tyldesley
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
At working face piece of rock 18 square feet broke away suddenly without any warning, on two sides breaks from which salt water dropped, shelled off from 10 inches to feather edge, one prop set near further edge was brought down by fall.