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Surname
MEADOWS
Forename
Thomas
Day
19
Month
02
Year
1912
Age
35
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Peckfield
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Micklefield Coal & Lime Co. Ltd
Location
Micklefield
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
A small fall of coal which he dropped knocked out a prop set close to the face. This allowed the roof to part to a concealed slip at the face, and the weight of the stone pushed out further timber and fell off to the edge of a known weight break. He was killed instantly.