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Surname
TARPY
Forename
John
Day
09
Month
02
Year
1907
Age
40
Occupation
Dataller
Mine/Quarry Name
Maypole
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Moss Hall Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Platt Bridge
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
An inquiry was held by Mr BRIGHOUSE at the Britannia Inn, Abram, nr Wigan on John TARPY, aged 40, dataller employed at the Maypole Colliery Abram. Deceased and another dataller FLANNERY were working together in the Wigan Four Foot mine, at 1am on Saturday. FLANNERY working near the deceased heard him shout and on reaching him saw a large stone weighing several tons had fell from the roof on to the deceased. It took quite some time to release the body - accidental death