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Surname
SNAILHAM
Forename
Thomas
Day
17
Month
01
Year
1914
Age
41
Occupation
Dataller
Mine/Quarry Name
White Moss
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
White Moss Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Skelmersdale
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
He was drawing out timber in an old disused haulage road, and instead of using the Sylvester appliance provided for the purpose, he knocked out a prop with a hammer and liberated some stone from the roof. This stone canted out a temporary prop he had set, caused a further fall which killed him.