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Surname
TAYLOR
Forename
William
Day
21
Month
06
Year
1901
Age
54
Occupation
Timberer
Mine/Quarry Name
West Cannock
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
West Cannock Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Hednesford
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof. He was repairing an incline road and was replacing a reeling prop under a steel girder. The girder suddenly slipped from the prop and five tons of rock which was resting upon the covering wood above fell and killed him.