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Surname
BROOMHEAD
Forename
Robert John
Day
02
Month
02
Year
1914
Age
41
Occupation
Stallman
Mine/Quarry Name
Williamthorpe
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Hardwick Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Temple Normanton
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
He was building a gate pack when a large stone fell from the roof, reeling out two props, and burying him. The stone came away from between two slips. Props and lids were set in the place and if bars had been used instead of lids the accident might have been prevented.