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Surname
SIMPSON
Forename
Robert
Day
01
Month
08
Year
1901
Age
40
Occupation
Dataller
Mine/Quarry Name
Bamfurlong, No.3
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cross, Tetley & Co. Ltd
Location
Bamfurlong
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased had been setting a wooden chock and was clearing some dirt away when a fall of roof occurred upon him. The fireman had told him a prop was needed at that point but he did not appear to have set it.