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Surname
TAYLOR
Forename
Jackson
Day
22
Month
01
Year
1908
Age
48
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Allerton Bywater
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
New Silkstone & Haigh Moor Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Allerton Bywater
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
They were bannocking the dirt off the top of the seam in a longwall face when a fall of roof took place killing Green on the spot and so seriously injuring Taylor that he died in about half an hour after being treated. The fall was caused by a slip which could not be seen before the accident. 2 killed.