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Surname
OLLERTON
Forename
John
Day
19
Month
06
Year
1912
Age
28
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Mains, No.2
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cross, Tetley & Co. Ltd
Location
Ashton-in-Makerfield
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
When taking a full tub down a drawing road he was killed by a fall of roof, 8 feet 4 inches by 7 feet 6 inches by 2 feet 6 inches thick. Two bars about 3 feet apart and supported by props were displaced by fall.