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Surname
WATHEY
Forename
William
Day
27
Month
06
Year
1912
Age
38
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
South Kirkby
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Kirkby, Featherstone & Hemsworth Collieries Ltd
Location
South Kirkby
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Whilst holing he was caught by a fall of coal and clod, 3.5 feet by 4.5 feet by 2 feet. The fall was due to the want of a sprag at the loose end of the coal which he was holing.