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Surname
SIMPSON
Forename
George
Day
10
Month
08
Year
1909
Age
57
Occupation
Dataller
Mine/Quarry Name
Desford
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Desford Coal Co.
Location
Bagworth
County
Leicestershire
Details of Event
He was told to take out a broken bar in a roadway and did so. Shortly afterwards the roof fell and fatally injured him and he died next day. No catch prop was set, and he should have lined the old bar up with a new one before taking it out.