Full Details

Surname

WHITEMAN

Forename

James

Day

14

Month

10

Year

1905

Age

29

Occupation

Collier

Mine/Quarry Name

Park Hill

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Victoria Coal & Coke Co. Ltd

Location

Stanley

County

Yorkshire WR

Details of Event

While in the act of working the loose stone off from a ripping shot a fall of stone unexpectedly dropped from between two slippery faces. As the slip was clearly defined timber should have been set to support the stone that fell.