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Surname
BROMLEY
Forename
Charles
Day
30
Month
01
Year
1914
Age
31
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Birchenwood
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Birchenwood Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Kidsgrove
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
Two breastings in the Ten Feet seam had been thirled into one another, and the colliers in both breastings were engaged in clearing out the intervening strip of coal, when about two tons of dirt fell from two slips in the roof and crushed the deceased to death. The roof was very bad, but the colliers were aware of the danger and worked accordingly. The stone fell between the timber without giving any warning.