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Surname
SPENCER
Forename
George
Day
10
Month
08
Year
1907
Age
34
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Treeton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Rothervale Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Treeton
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was kneeling in the gate road sawing a piece of timber when, without any warning, a large piece of stone from the roof fell on him and fractured his spine and leg. The stone which was 13 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet 6 inches thick at one end and thin at the other came away to a concealed slip.