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Surname
WILLS
Forename
Thomas
Day
01
Month
01
Year
1914
Age
41
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Dolcoath
Mineral Worked
Tin
Owner
Dolcoath Mine Ltd
Location
Camborne
County
Cornwall
Details of Event
He was standing on a stull some 20 feet below the backs of an overhand stope preparing to cover with boards an opening in the stull, when a piece of ground, estimated to weigh about 10 cwts, fell from the backs and killed him instantly. After the fall it was seen that a slip formed the back of ground which fell. It was alleged that he had examined the ground by sounding it with a pipe, 1.2 inches in diameter by 8 feet 6 inches long, immediately before standing underneath. A ladder was at hand, and if deceased had taken the trouble to use it, a more reliable examination of the ground could have been made by sounding it with a hammer, and if this had been done, its weakness might have been revealed and steps taken to pull it down.