Full Details

Surname

SNAILHAM

Forename

Thomas

Day

17

Month

01

Year

1914

Age

41

Occupation

Dataller

Mine/Quarry Name

White Moss

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

White Moss Coal Co. Ltd

Location

Skelmersdale

County

Lancashire

Details of Event

He was drawing out timber in an old disused haulage road, and instead of using the Sylvester appliance provided for the purpose, he knocked out a prop with a hammer and liberated some stone from the roof. This stone canted out a temporary prop he had set, caused a further fall which killed him.