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Surname
PHILLIPS
Forename
James
Day
02
Month
05
Year
1906
Age
16
Occupation
Dataller
Mine/Quarry Name
Bamfurlong, No.2
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cross, Tetley & Co. Ltd
Location
Bamfurlong
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. He attempted to go down the coal face, after shots had been fired in the coal, when some coal rolled off the face capping a sprag, and fatally injuring deceased. The men had been warned by the fireman not to pass the place until the coal had been drawn down.