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Surname
BURTON
Forename
Thomas
Day
21
Month
08
Year
1900
Age
31
Occupation
Holer
Mine/Quarry Name
Alma, No.2
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Mrs E. Turner
Location
North Wingfield
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof. Deceased was commencing to hole when a piece of roof partly supported by the coal he was about to hole fell upon him. It was not clear whether he was preparing to set a holing sprag or whether he was actually holing at the time of the accident. He died the next day.