Full Details
- Surname
- VERNON
- Forename
- James
- Day
- 29
- Month
- 07
- Year
- 1909
- Age
- 28
- Occupation
- Ripper
- Mine/Quarry Name
- Manvers Main
- Mineral Worked
- Coal
- Owner
- Manvers Main Collieries Ltd
- Location
- Wath upon Dearne
- County
- Yorkshire WR
- Details of Event
- A shot had been fired in a gate-road and Vernon was pulling down the shot shaken rock when a large piece fell and killed him. He should have stood under the sound roof.
