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Surname
BOOCOCK
Forename
Benjamin
Day
09
Month
09
Year
1907
Age
39
Occupation
Filler
Mine/Quarry Name
Barnsley Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Barnsley Main Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Barnsley
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was filling a tub with coal when a fall of roof took place and killed him. The stone was 6 feet 6 inches long by 5 feet 6 inches wide by 2 feet 6 inches thick and in falling displaced three props.