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Surname
MOSELEY
Forename
William
Day
26
Month
09
Year
1909
Age
36
Occupation
Machineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Orgreave
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Rothervale Collieries Ltd
Location
Handsworth
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
On September 23rd Moseley was working the coalcutting machine and whilst bending over the machine, a small piece of stone fell from the roof. It knocked his head on to the projecting air valve of the machine and fractured his skull.