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Surname
BOARDMAN
Forename
Henry
Day
18
Month
09
Year
1905
Age
21
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Garswood Hall
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Garswood Hall Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Ashton-in-Makerfield
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. When filling a tub of coal at the face a piece of top coal capping two sprags fell upon him. It being a hard floor they appear to have neglected setting the sprags deep enough.