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Surname
WILSON
Forename
Joseph
Day
24
Month
11
Year
1904
Age
40
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Birchley
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Hitchen & Moss
Location
Billinge
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. When clearing the coal after a shot in the face of a roadway a large stone fell upon the deceased from in the roof. It was stated at the inquiry they could not timber near the face until the coal was removed.