Full Details

Surname

WHITE

Forename

William

Day

28

Month

07

Year

1906

Age

52

Occupation

Collier

Mine/Quarry Name

Pendleton

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Andrew Knowles & Sons Ltd

Location

Pendleton

County

Lancashire

Details of Event

Upheaval of floor of working place from sudden weight displaced props, allowing layer of roof to settle a foot. Gas was given off from thin coal under the Rams seam. Depth from surface about 3,300 feet. 2 killed.