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Surname
TIPPING
Forename
John James
Day
29
Month
11
Year
1904
Age
34
Occupation
Dataller
Mine/Quarry Name
Nelson Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Ramsden & Sons Ltd
Location
Tyldesley
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
In spunney brow, 70 yards from the face. Whilst repairing. preparing to put up a bar in place of one broken he disturbed the pack carrying one end of the bar, the bar dropped two inches he did not examine the roof to see if it was settling, in a few moments roof crashed down, nine feet by eight feet. (Average roof).