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Surname
WROE
Forename
Charles
Day
02
Month
11
Year
1911
Age
48
Occupation
Ripper
Mine/Quarry Name
Wharncliffe Silkstone
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wharncliffe Silkstone Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Pilley
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Whilst engaged ripping he was caught by a fall of roof stone, 6.5 feet long, 3.5 feet broad, and an average thickness of 12 inches. He stood underneath it whilst trying to get it down.