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Surname
WHITWORTH
Forename
Edward
Day
25
Month
03
Year
1914
Age
54
Occupation
Holer
Mine/Quarry Name
Pilsley
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Pilsley Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Pilsley
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
He was holing 5 feet under and bad no second sprags set. About 2 tons of the front of the coal burst off fracturing his left collar bone. The bone pierced his lung, and he died on the 30th April from shock and bronchitis.