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Surname
POWELL
Forename
Elias
Day
20
Month
08
Year
1912
Age
17
Occupation
Filler
Mine/Quarry Name
Norchard
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Park Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
New Mills
County
Gloucestershire
Details of Event
A pillar of coal was being worked out from the goaf side the roof over the goaf being upstanding and supported by props, when suddenly the roof over an area measuring approximately 24 by 16 yards fell, and part of it caught and pinned deceased to the ground. Efforts were at once made to release him, but he was killed by a second fall which occurred shortly after the first.