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Details of Event: Died November 16. The Yard seam is worked longwall, only the lower 8 feet is worked along the face. It is overlaid by 11 inches of sagre clay above which is more coal, some of which is got in the gateway canches. The seam is worked by kyrving in the 11 inches of sagre and then shooting up the coal with gunpowder by flank holes drilled about its centre. Two hewers working in a gateway had prepared two shots about 4 feet apart which were fired for them by the deputy, one directly after the other, about 1pm. Some coal was dislodged by the shots and some was worked off by the pick leaving a portion of the sagre, about three feet along the face and about 24 feet deep, projecting; they tried to get it down and one of them broke his pick shaft in the attempt but they were not successful and left it considering it safe. About 2.40pm deceased came to the face with his pony and hanging it on to the tub went nearer the face to be ready to help the pony to start the tub. One of the bowers was then completing the filling of the tub and the other was engaged at the face. Deceased passed between them and was turning round at the face when the projecting sagre fell on him and fractured his skull. After the fall a slip was observed at one end of the stone which, with a good parting above, had helped to free it. A Local Inspector examined the place after the accident but made no report. He stated, however, at the inquest that he thought it was quite accidental.