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Surname
ALLEN
Forename
James
Day
28
Month
04
Year
1906
Age
58
Occupation
Ripper
Mine/Quarry Name
Orgreave
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Rothervale Collieries Ltd
Location
Handsworth
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
A stone in some ripping which left a stone hanging. Deceased tried to pull it down but could not do so. He then set a prop under it at one side and cleared some stone away, examined the roof and thought it was safe, but afterwards parts of this drawn stone fell and seriously injured him. Died May 20th.