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Surname
BAKER
Forename
William
Day
21
Month
12
Year
1905
Age
50
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Seghill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Joseph Laycock
Location
Seghill
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Died December 28. Deceased was filling a tub in the Blake or Main Coal seam in a longwall place when a stone 9 feet long and 3 feet wide and 9 inches at the thickest part fell away between the timber and the face relieved by a jack. The deputy had been in the place about 4 hours before the accident and had set 4 props.