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Surname
WALTON
Forename
George
Day
30
Month
09
Year
1914
Age
33
Occupation
Stallman
Mine/Quarry Name
Rotherham Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Brown & Co. Ltd
Location
Rotherham
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
The filler, in bringing a full tub of coal out of the stall to the gate-end knocked out a prop which allowed a little stone to fall from the roof. He called to deceased to come and remove the stone and whilst he was doing 80 a further fall of about a ton of stone occurred and killed him.