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Surname
ROSS
Forename
Fred
Day
08
Month
12
Year
1910
Age
38
Occupation
Ripper
Mine/Quarry Name
Rotherham Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Brown & Co. Ltd
Location
Rotherham
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Killed by a heavy fall of roof in a haulage road at a place where rock was being blasted to make room for tension gear. The fall was probably due to the roof being shot-shaken and to the large area being left unsupported. 2 killed.