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Surname
BURGIN
Forename
Charles
Day
08
Month
04
Year
1913
Age
23
Occupation
Filler
Mine/Quarry Name
Wharncliffe Silkstone
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wharncliffe Silkstone Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Pilley
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was drawing timber from the waste by means of a hammer and while drawing the second prop some roof stone broke off and killed him. The use of a dog and chain would probably have prevented the accident.