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Surname
NOWELL
Forename
Benjamin
Day
12
Month
02
Year
1913
Age
53
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Houghton Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Houghton Main Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Little Houghton
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Deceased was filling in front of holed coal, from which the sprags had been withdrawn, when a large quantity of coal fell and pinned him against a prop, fatally injuring him. He had been instructed by a deputy to pull the coal over.