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Surname
RATCLIFFE
Forename
Samuel J.
Day
31
Month
05
Year
1913
Age
54
Occupation
Ripper
Mine/Quarry Name
Elsecar Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Earl Fitzwilliam
Location
Elsecar
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was setting a bar under the ripping, preparatory to getting down some ripping, when a fall of roof occurred. Before he could get clear of this fall a second one occurred which killed him. More timber might have been set.