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Surname
SAXTON
Forename
Thomas
Day
21
Month
07
Year
1913
Age
32
Occupation
Dayman
Mine/Quarry Name
Gedling
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Digby Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Gedling
County
Nottinghamshire
Details of Event
He was working alone in a bank getting and filling coal when he was struck by a piece of roof, weighing 3 cwts, which fell from between 2 slips. The timbering rule was not contravened, although the weak clod roof was unsupported for a length of 11 feet 6 inches and a width of 1 feet 6 inches.