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Surname
GRISTWOOD
Forename
Joseph
Day
24
Month
04
Year
1912
Age
19
Occupation
Hand Putter
Mine/Quarry Name
Cornsay
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Ferens & Love
Location
Cornsay
County
Durham
Details of Event
While pushing a full tub he was said to have slipped and his top lip came in contact with some part of the tub. He treated the matter lightly but owing to his lip swelling a doctor was called in three days after. Deceased never worked anymore and was medically attended up to his death on 3rd May from septic meningitis.