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Surname
WOOD
Forename
Peter
Day
01
Month
12
Year
1905
Age
39
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Waterloo Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Brooks & Pickup
Location
Temple Newsam
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
When hewing bottom coal near to old goaf the top coal fell and displaced three sprags set under it and fatal injured him and severely injured a man working along with him. The coal for a length of 26 feet was supported four sprags but as there were two loose ends to the top coal more should have been set.