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Surname
BURTON
Forename
Arthur
Day
19
Month
01
Year
1912
Age
27
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Priestners, No.1 Crombuke
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wigan Coal & Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Westleigh
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Has filled a tub with coal at the ripping caunch, was about to push the tub out when roof from ripping edge fell on him brought down two bars one set a foot from the edge of ripping. The fall came from between two slips parallel. It swerved out two props on one side thus letting down the bars.