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Surname
MEARN
Forename
William
Day
27
Month
11
Year
1911
Age
25
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Wath Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wath Main Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Wath-upon-Dearne
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He entered a slack bunker at the coke ovens and was treading down damp slack, when he sank into it and was smothered. The slack should have been loosened through the door at the bottom of the bunker with an iron rod provided for the purpose.