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Surname
BROOK
Forename
Henry
Day
27
Month
09
Year
1910
Age
48
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Darfield Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Mitchell Main Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Darfield
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was shovelling coal back from the face when a sudden "bump" occurred, followed immediately by an extensive fall of roof, which completely buried him. The place was closely timbered with props and lids, and two or three props were displaced by the fall.