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Surname
WORTHINGTON
Forename
Timothy
Day
03
Month
09
Year
1913
Age
37
Occupation
Coal Cutter
Mine/Quarry Name
Strangeways Hall, Dukes Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Crompton & Shawcross Ltd
Location
Hindley
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Deceased was in charge of a disc coal-cutting machine. He was in front of the machine, and was in the act of removing a prop close to the coal face and immediately in front of the machine, in order to allow it to advance. As he knocked out the prop a large stone fell from the roof and inflicted injuries from which he died on 8th Sept. The stone fell from between two visible slips, 3 feet 6 inches apart, and extending 15 to 20 yards up and down the coal face.