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Surname
WHITE
Forename
Henry
Day
13
Month
12
Year
1912
Age
48
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Douglas Bank
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Rosebridge & Douglas Bank Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Wigan
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Deceased had just wedged off a piece of undermined coal when a sudden fall of roof occurred, which caught deceased and injured him so severely that he died within a few hours. The fall consisted of a bed of roof coal and overlying stone, and came away to two slips, one of which was bared by the coal got off the face. The place was supported by props, which, had they been capped by bars, would probably have prevented the accident.