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Surname
BROWN
Forename
Walter
Day
17
Month
06
Year
1911
Age
54
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Barnsley Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Barnsley Main Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Barnsley
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was engaged in trimming a wet smudge hopper when the smudge, upon which he was standing, gave way, and he was suffocated. If a belt had been provided and worn this accident would have been prevented.