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Surname
WARING
Forename
William
Day
19
Month
01
Year
1912
Age
44
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Ravenhead
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
St Helens Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
St Helens
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
When clearing away dirt at the face, a large piece of clod, overlying the coal, fell over the top of a sprag and killed Waring. The roof is said to have taken a sudden "gulch," and the Fireman, who had visited the place five minutes before the accident, lodged it safe.