deceased was wedging down a jud in a longwall face in a seam 1 foot 10 inches thick; when the coal came away, and area of ramble 10 foot 6 inches wide and 6 inches thick came with it, reeling out one prop; deceased was buried by the fall and received severe injuries to the head, from which he died two days later; the jud was kirved to a depth of about 3 feet, and roof supports had not been advanced before drawing the jud props, so that when the jud props were drawn the timbering distance of 5 feet maximum was exceeded by more than 2 feet, over a length of 8 feet of face; another prop set in proper compliance with the timbering rules would, in all probability, have prevented this accident

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