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Surname
SIMM
Forename
Robert
Day
07
Month
02
Year
1901
Age
19
Occupation
Contractor’s Man
Mine/Quarry Name
Langtree
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wigan Coal & Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Standish
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. He was the son of the contractor who was making an airway parallel to the longwall face and when preparing to set the second bar a fall of roof occurred from come slips capping some props and killing the deceased.