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Surname
REEVE
Forename
Henry
Day
26
Month
03
Year
1907
Age
41
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Gibfield
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fletcher, Burrows & Co. Ltd
Location
Atherton
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Fall of coal from the face, overhanging, ought to have been pulled down, was kneeling down sorting out large coal pieces of coal was only 2 feet long. Deceased had been ordered to work the top coal first over and in advance of the bottom coal the accident revealed that the fireman had permitted deceased to work the bottom coal under the tops disregarding the order given. The place was not timbered according to the rule.