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Surname
ROGERS
Forename
William
Day
24
Month
09
Year
1903
Age
36
Occupation
Stallman
Mine/Quarry Name
West Cannock
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
West Cannock Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Hednesford
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof (rock) at longwall face in Deep seam. A heavy bump preceded the fall which came away from a break on one side and a slip at one end. Rogers was about to set a post close to the slip. The place was timbered with posts and lids 4 feet or less apart.