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Surname
SHEPHERD
Forename
Joseph
Day
24
Month
05
Year
1907
Age
54
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Monckton Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
New Monckton Collieries Ltd
Location
Upper Hiendley
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was walking towards the face with a pick and shovel in one hand and his safety lamp in the other when his feet slipped and he fell forward with his head against the coal face with such violence as to cause severe concussion of the brain. Died almost immediately.