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Surname
TOWNEND
Forename
Luke
Day
21
Month
09
Year
1911
Age
27
Occupation
Byeworker
Mine/Quarry Name
Sharlston West [or Walton]
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
New Sharlston Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Walton
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was filling a tub with stone when a large stone from the sandstone roof fell upon him and fractured his spine, which caused his death a month later. The stone, came away from a concealed parting and had probably been shaken by blasting operations.