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Surname
DEIGHTON
Forename
Albert
Day
08
Month
06
Year
1914
Age
34
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
New Brancepeth
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cochrane & Co. Ltd
Location
New Brancepeth
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased and his mate were hewing in a lift 8 yards wide in a seam 4 feet 6 inches thick. A roll ran diagonally across the place, and it was a place needing close timbering. Deceased did not set roof supports to comply with the timber rule, and as a consequence a fall of roof took place from alongside the roll. He was buried under the fall, and sustained injuries from which he died three days later.