Parkins, Mark - 1890

Parkins, Mark, Miner
February 14, 1890, 2nd District, Smithton No. 2 Colliery, Westmoreland County.
Parkins was an English miner and had spent most of his days in the mines.  He was instantly killed by a fall of slate.  He had a large quantity of slate posted up; it was strong limestone slate and considered safe.  His brother had been with him half an hour before the accident helping him to fire a shot.  He stated that the place was safe at the time.  On investigation I discovered that he had got into free slate and on his sounding it, the slate fell with the above results.  Age 43.  Married.  Four orphans.

~ Deaths in the Bituminous Coal Districts 1888-1897, Volume I, Pages 17 & 18