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Surname
SPENCER
Forename
Ernest
Day
28
Month
07
Year
1914
Age
30
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Cropwell Bishop
Mineral Worked
Gypsum
Owner
Samuel Heaseldine
Location
Cropwell Bishop
County
Nottinghamshire
Details of Event
He was killed by a fall of 2 tons of roof while removing loose stone in order to set a prop. The stone broke at a weak joint close by a bar and displaced a prop set to support it.