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Surname
WILLIAMS
Forename
David
Day
12
Month
10
Year
1914
Age
60
Occupation
Loader
Mine/Quarry Name
Creswell
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bolsover Colliery Co.
Location
Creswell
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
Deceased was, assisting to move a passby forward and was passing along the gate when 5 cwts of the rock roof fell upon him, killing him. A slip and a weight break combined to cause the fall. The roof had been tested a few minutes before by the stallman, and sounded good.