Full Details

Surname

TOWNEND

Forename

Luke

Day

21

Month

09

Year

1911

Age

27

Occupation

Byeworker

Mine/Quarry Name

Sharlston West [or Walton]

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

New Sharlston Collieries Co. Ltd

Location

Walton

County

Yorkshire WR

Details of Event

He was filling a tub with stone when a large stone from the sandstone roof fell upon him and fractured his spine, which caused his death a month later. The stone, came away from a concealed parting and had probably been shaken by blasting operations.