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Surname
SMITH
Forename
James
Day
15
Month
09
Year
1911
Age
32
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Dinnington Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Dinnington Main Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Dinnington
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was knocking a prop out from under the ripping with a hammer preparatory to two shots being tired, when a stone fell from the lower part of the ripping, striking him on the head and killing him instantly. A proper timber drawing appliance should have been used.