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Surname
BROCK
Forename
Leonard
Day
18
Month
07
Year
1912
Age
41
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Skelton Park
Mineral Worked
Ironstone
Owner
Bell Brothers Ltd
Location
Skelton
County
Yorkshire NR
Details of Event
Deceased and another miner were turning away a working 11 feet wide out of a split which had just holed into the goaf. They had fired three shots during their shift, the last one being fired only five minutes prior to the accident. It probably loosened some timber, as when the deceased was pinching down some "dogger" forming the roof it suddenly came away, together with a large block of ironstone. The latter rolled off some stones and pinned Brock against a prop before he could get clear. His mate had suggested the use of some planks placed on a tub in the form of a scaffold, on which he could stand, but he thought he could manage without. His mate's suggestion would no doubt have been safer. Deceased died two days after.