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Surname
DAVISON
Forename
William
Day
08
Month
12
Year
1902
Age
38
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Montagu Fireclay
Mineral Worked
Fireclay
Owner
Walter Scott Ltd
Location
Scotswood
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Killed by a fall of roof stone in a jenkin or place splitting a pillar lengthways in the Tilley Seam 20 inches thick. There was false bedding in the stone and a jack next the fast side. Some timber may have been canted. The accident happened at 6.20am a deputy had examined it at 3.40am before deceased started work thought it safe.