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Surname
MITCHELL
Forename
William
Day
11
Month
06
Year
1914
Age
41
Occupation
Dataller
Mine/Quarry Name
Holmewood
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Hardwick Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Heath
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
He was bending to nail the rails in a tub road when a 20-feet piece of bind dropped from between two weight breaks and fatally injured him. The roof had been well tested and was thought to he very good. The systematic use of bars would have prevented the accident.