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Surname
WILSON
Forename
John
Day
03
Month
01
Year
1912
Age
51
Occupation
Stallman
Mine/Quarry Name
Nuneaton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Stanley Brothers Ltd
Location
Nuneaton
County
Warwickshire
Details of Event
On withdrawing the sprags from a longwall face which had been holed to a depth of 3 feet, the coal failed to fall. Deceased went in front of the unspragged coal and began with a wedge to split the coal above the holing, when all the holed coal burst off, together with a long length of clod roof, part of which fell upon him. Three props were pushed out by the fall. Deceased ought to have worked at the buttock end, and followed close up with timber.