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Surname
BUCKNALL
Forename
Alfred
Day
03
Month
04
Year
1912
Age
38
Occupation
Stallman
Mine/Quarry Name
Newdigate
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Newdigate Colliery Ltd
Location
Bedworth
County
Warwickshire
Details of Event
In a seam 8 feet 2 inches in thickness, a 22 feet length of coal with two loose ends and holed to a depth of 3 feet 6 inches stood on sprags. Deceased withdrew the sprags from either end, which allowed part of the coal to fall, leaving a length of about 10 feet supported by both long and short sprags. None of the fallen coal had been loaded, and there was no necessity to withdraw the sprags from the remaining portion. Deceased, however, for some reason, made an attempt to do so. As soon as the long sprags had been removed, the coal toppled over the short sprags and caught him. It was extremely risky to stand in front of a thick seam and withdraw sprags, and with no clear way of escape on either side.