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Surname
PERRY
Forename
Joseph Cook
Day
18
Month
06
Year
1911
Age
51
Occupation
Overman
Mine/Quarry Name
Himley, No.06A
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Earl of Dudley
Location
Gornalwood
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
Deceased was testing the condition of the roof in a gate road in the Thick Coal by sounding it with a pike, when a bump occurred mid about 30 cwts of coal was released from the roof immediately over his head. He was completely buried and severely injured, and died on the same day. The cavity from which the coal fell was oval in shape, 9ft. long, 3ft. wide, and 3ft. 10ins. high, and was surrounded by several converging black glassy slips which were previously invisible.