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Surname
WHITTAKER
Forename
George
Day
13
Month
06
Year
1911
Age
66
Occupation
Gypsum Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Ashton Glebe Mine
Mineral Worked
Gypsum
Owner
Derby Plaster Co.
Location
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
A round of shots lad been fired in the gypsum bed, and an examination had been made of the roof after each shot. The men were filling a wagon when a large stone fell from a clay joint in the roof and struck deceased who was in a bending position, fatally injured him.