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Surname
SOUTHALL
Forename
Thomas
Day
23
Month
01
Year
1914
Age
48
Occupation
Pikeman
Mine/Quarry Name
Coneygre
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Barker & Wainwright
Location
Tipton
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
Deceased was working in a Thick Coal opening, at the front of which the Stone coal formed the roof, which was being stepped upwards by successive measures to the centre of the opening. Whilst waiting for some powder to finish charging a hole, deceased stood looking up into the opening, when a piece of the "Brazils" coal fell suddenly and caught him, fracturing his neck. The coal which fell was 12 feet long by 8 feet wide by 18 inches thick, and it came off at a slip which could not be detected before the fall.