Full Details

Surname

WILSON

Forename

Joseph

Day

24

Month

11

Year

1904

Age

40

Occupation

Collier

Mine/Quarry Name

Birchley

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Hitchen & Moss

Location

Billinge

County

Lancashire

Details of Event

Inspection made and inquest attended. When clearing the coal after a shot in the face of a roadway a large stone fell upon the deceased from in the roof. It was stated at the inquiry they could not timber near the face until the coal was removed.