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Surname
RAMSDEN
Forename
John
Day
22
Month
07
Year
1913
Age
28
Occupation
Stallman
Mine/Quarry Name
Whitwell
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Shire Oaks Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Whitwell
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
He had finished his shift and was preparing to go home when a stone measuring about 4 feet 8 inches by 2 feet by 1 foot fell from a slip in the roof on to him, knocking him down and fracturing his spine. The deputy had visited the place about 1.5 hours before the accident and found nothing unusual.