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Surname
PETCH
Forename
Harry
Day
14
Month
12
Year
1914
Age
34
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
South Kirkby
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Kirkby, Featherstone & Hemsworth Collieries Ltd
Location
South Kirkby
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was caught by a fall of coal and overlying clod from the face whilst he was, in the act of knocking out a sprag with a hammer for the purpose of getting the coal and clod down. He ought to have used either a prop or a dog and chain as he knew that the coal and clod would fall when the sprags were drawn.