Full Details

Surname

WEAVER

Forename

Solomon

Day

31

Month

10

Year

1901

Age

63

Occupation

Pikeman

Mine/Quarry Name

Foxyards

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

James Lathan

Location

Tipton Green

County

Staffordshire

Details of Event

Fall of roof. He had undergone the coal for 6ft. and had only set one sprag at the edge. The coal fell upon him and broke his back. Cause insufficient timbering and a bump.Weaver was the holder of a second-class certificate.