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Surname
WARD
Forename
Isaac
Day
17
Month
12
Year
1914
Age
47
Occupation
Dayman
Mine/Quarry Name
Shirebrook
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Shirebrook Colliery Ltd
Location
Shirebrook
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
He was clearing up the floor in front of the face when a slab of coal weighing a ton shelled off the vertical face. A catch prop was, knocked out and deceased's head was pinned between the falling coal and a steel prop. A strut between the coal and the catch prop might have prevented the accident.