Full Details

Surname

SWAIN

Forename

George

Day

21

Month

02

Year

1913

Age

43

Occupation

Collier

Mine/Quarry Name

Bentley

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Barber, Walker & Co

Location

Bentley

County

Yorkshire WR

Details of Event

Deceased was shovelling at the coal face when a piece of coal burst from the face and pinned him against a prop, killing him instantly. The coal weighed about a ton. It was not holed, but fell from a "hugger".