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John James Coley
| Age: | 31 |
| Died: | 25th Jan 1907 |
| Accident: | 25th Jan 1907 1 p.m., 7th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1876 |
| Colliery: | Pendlebury |
| Company: | Andrew Knowles and Sons, Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Collier |
| Notes: | In working place, fall 15 feet long by 18 feet wide, 5 feet thick. Two chocks and two props under the fall. There was a loud "crump" and on the working face side of chocks a pronounced break ; on the other side was a distance of 10 feet without support. It was this absence of support which caused the fall, pulling over the chocks to the break. (Roof bad) (Doe seam) |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Falls in the Mine :: Falls of Roof |
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- 1907 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4045), Manchester and Ireland District (No. 6) by John Gerrard, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 36, Accident Number: 2 Where to find this report
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