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Surname
BIRKETT
Forename
Joseph John
Day
04
Month
11
Year
1912
Age
30
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Mossrigg Quarry
Mineral Worked
Roofing Slate
Owner
Tilberthwaite Green Slate Co. Ltd
Location
Coniston
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
He had just commenced boring a hole in the roof, and for this purpose was standing on a ladder 42 feet long. The ladder either broke or was in some other way displaced, and he fell to the floor.