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Surname
ROBERTS
Forename
Richard
Day
02
Month
03
Year
1911
Age
63
Occupation
Dataller
Mine/Quarry Name
Alexandra
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wigan Coal & Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Whelley
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
When packing dirt near working face, a stone, the size of a brick, fell on to his back. He was off work eighteen days, then worked eight days, and died in the Infirmary on April 28. At the Inquest, Jury found he died from blood poisoning as a result of injuries received.