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Surname
CARRICK
Forename
William
Day
21
Month
10
Year
1903
Age
26
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
West Wylam
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Mickley Coal Co. Ltd
Location
West Wylam
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Deceased sometimes worked as a putter and sometimes as a hewer. On the day of the accident he acted in both capacities. Not having sufficient work as a putter, the deputy allowed him to hew part of his shift and directed him to work at the side of a pillar in the Yard seam. Deceased worked at the point for some time and then went to the other side of road and while hewing there a stone fell from the side upon him. The foreshift deputy had not visited deceased after he started to hew. The Local Inspectors reported that it was a pure accident and seemed to our judgement quite unforeseen.