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Surname
FINNIGAN
Forename
Edward
Day
15
Month
07
Year
1912
Age
39
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Twizell
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Joicey & Co. Ltd
Location
West Pelton
County
Durham
Details of Event
He was hewing in a longwall face in the Bottom Busty Seam. The band between the two seams is thick and was a fireclay full of slips. A cauldron fell, canting out four props, and fatally injuring him.