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Surname
SHOOTER
Forename
George
Day
01
Month
02
Year
1906
Age
26
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Morley Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Morley Main Colliery Co.
Location
Morley
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
When filling a tub in a coal cutting machine face a piece of clod 7ft. long by 3ft. by 1 to 2.5ins. thick fell from between two slips on to his shoulders and fractured his spine. Died December 21st. One of the slips could be seen and the stone should have been taken down.