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Surname
BLOXSOME
Forename
Henry Valentine
Day
11
Month
09
Year
1914
Age
22
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Eastern United
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
H. Crawshay & Co. Ltd
Location
Ruspidge
County
Gloucestershire
Details of Event
Deceased was employed in the Bottom District of the High Delf seam, and was engaged in driving out a cross-cut which had been commenced from the side of the main incline. The roof of the incline, to a thickness of 2 feet had been taken down across the entrance to the cross-cut, thus forming a brow. The cross-cut had been driven in a distance of 4 feet, and a tree and lid had been set in the centre of it to support the roof. Deceased was getting coal, which had previously been cut and holed from the face, when a portion of the roof, weighing from 10 to 15 cwts., fell upon him, dislocating his neck. The place bad been examined two hours prior to the accident, but the fall disclosed two slips which were not previously visible.