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Surname
WHITE
Forename
William
Day
28
Month
07
Year
1906
Age
52
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Pendleton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Andrew Knowles & Sons Ltd
Location
Pendleton
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Upheaval of floor of working place from sudden weight displaced props, allowing layer of roof to settle a foot. Gas was given off from thin coal under the Rams seam. Depth from surface about 3,300 feet. 2 killed.