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Surname
WESTON
Forename
John
Day
29
Month
11
Year
1913
Age
45
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Wath Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wath Main Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Wath-upon-Dearne
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Deceased was filling coal from a bord place about 8 feet wide, when there was a heavy bump, causing a fall of top coal between the timber and the face. He was struck on the head and received injuries front which he died on 7th December. No timber supports were displaced by the fall the specified distance for setting supports had just been reached. The fall came from a slip in the coal and a weight break at right angles the existence of which was known prior to the accident, and which were just the maximum distance away from the last supports. The place had been inspected by a deputy two hours before the accident and reported safe.