Full Details

Surname

SMITH

Forename

George Leonard

Day

17

Month

10

Year

1910

Age

24

Occupation

Carting Boy

Mine/Quarry Name

Norton Hill

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Norton Hill Colliery Co.

Location

Midsomer Norton

County

Somersetshire

Details of Event

He was engaged filling coal into a tub when standing between the side of the road and the side of the tub. A piece of overhanging stone fell off the side on to his back. There were props set beneath the stone, but the part which fell came off at two hidden slips.