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Surname
SMITH
Forename
George Leonard
Day
17
Month
10
Year
1910
Age
24
Occupation
Carting Boy
Mine/Quarry Name
Norton Hill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Norton Hill Colliery Co.
Location
Midsomer Norton
County
Somersetshire
Details of Event
He was engaged filling coal into a tub when standing between the side of the road and the side of the tub. A piece of overhanging stone fell off the side on to his back. There were props set beneath the stone, but the part which fell came off at two hidden slips.