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Surname
WALKER
Forename
Matthew
Day
12
Month
02
Year
1914
Age
26
Occupation
Loader
Mine/Quarry Name
Newbold
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
T. Pearson & Co.
Location
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
He was loading a tub when a ton of roof fell from between two bar 6.5 feet apart, and knocked out a prop. He was fatally crushed between the fall and the tub. It is probable that the systematic use of bars would have prevented the accident.