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Surname
SMITH
Forename
Robert
Day
26
Month
04
Year
1911
Age
30
Occupation
Holer
Mine/Quarry Name
Selston
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Barber, Walker & Co.
Location
Underwood
County
Nottinghamshire
Details of Event
He was engaged undercutting a length of coal which he had holed to a depth of 28 inches. He had cut back to a natural ‘cleat’ in the coal when a slight weight came on, and the coal parted at the cleat. A piece of coal 9 feet long fell on deceased and fractured his skull. The undercut coal was supported by sprags set 5 feet apart. One was displaced by the fall. ‘Cockermegs’ should have been used instead of face sprags.