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Surname
BULLOCK
Forename
John
Day
19
Month
03
Year
1903
Age
26
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Pemberton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Pemberton Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Wigan
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged holing under the Wigan nine feet coal when the coal came away from a slip upon him over the short sprags he had sett under the coal. At the inquiry it was advised that longer sprags should he used in future.