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Surname
WALLER
Forename
Henry
Day
28
Month
11
Year
1911
Age
48
Occupation
Stallman
Mine/Quarry Name
Creswell
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bolsover Colliery Co.
Location
Creswell
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
A shot had been fired in the, gate end and a considerable quantity of roof had been blasted down. When the shot-firer examined the place he noticed that the newly exposed roof was shot-shaken and unsafe, in one place. He pointed this out to the deceased and his fellow stallman and ordered them to set a prop before removing the stone blown by the shot. They disobeyed this order, and deceased was working under the dangerous roof when it fell and fatally injured him.