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Surname
GATES
Forename
Thomas
Day
22
Month
04
Year
1912
Age
41
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Backworth
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Backworth Collieries Ltd
Location
Backworth
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Deceased was kirving 2 feet under for a width of 7 or 8 feet, and neglected to set sprags. It was the first web from his part of the face since the strike, and a quantity of coal and ramble fell, dislocating his neck.