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Surname
PRENDERGAST
Forename
Bartholomew
Day
16
Month
06
Year
1914
Age
43
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Silverwood
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Dalton Main Collieries Ltd
Location
Thrybergh
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He seems to have been uncapping a gob prop when he was caught by a heavy fall of roof. He had set no temporary supports and had already drawn three or four props thus throwing a good deal of weight on the one remaining.