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Deceased and his father were working together in a longwall place in the Ten Quarters band of No. 3 Pit. Only the upper 2 feet 6 inches of the seam and 6 inches of "chitter" lying below is worked along the face; the inferior bottom coal, 2 feet thick, is only taken up in the roads, together with part of the roof taken down makes height. They were both kyrving to the left of the road head when a blue metal stone, Il feet long, parallel to the face, 3 feet -wide and up to 1 foot 4 inches thick, suddenly fell, canting out three props and breaking down some of the coal, killing deceased instantly and seriously injuring his father. The upper surface of the stone was of glassy smoothness, and had no hold of the strata above. The deputy had examined the place before the entry of the miners, and had visited them when at work about 7 a.m., or 2¾ hours before the accident. The place appeared safe on both occasions, and he left them plenty of loose timber.
 | Hodgson, John, aged 28, Hewer |
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| 19 Jul 1906 | Fatal Accident At St Helen's Colliery, Son Killed And Father Injured (Whitehaven News) |
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