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Surname
BURTON
Forename
W.
Day
26
Month
08
Year
1910
Age
26
Occupation
Stallman
Mine/Quarry Name
Dinnington Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Dinnington Main Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Dinnington
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was building a pack when a fall of roof occurred, which pushed two props out, and Burton was partially buried and fatally injured. The cause of the fall was a weight break. More timber should have been set close to the break.