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Surname
WARBURTON
Forename
George William
Day
01
Month
05
Year
1906
Age
30
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Rothwell Haigh
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
J. & J. Charlesworth Ltd
Location
Rothwell
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was working at the loose end of his coal face getting off coal which liberated the edge of a pot hole and the stone fell upon and fractured his spine. The pot hole was 3 feet 6 inches diameter and 12 inches thick, Died on the 18th.