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Surname
NEEDHAM
Forename
James
Day
20
Month
05
Year
1911
Age
33
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Outwood
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Clifton & Kersley Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Outwood
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Fall of roof at face of working place, from between a fault and a slip, both known. Inclination of seam 1 in 2.5, height of place 9 feet. The fall was 35 feet long, greatest width 19 feet, thickness 9 feet. Probably a sprag was being taken, as the coal fell the roof followed. It took 10 hours to recover one body. Chocks or a pack should have been placed under these conditions, simple props not sufficient. 2 killed.