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Surname
IRVIN
Forename
Samuel
Day
23
Month
01
Year
1902
Age
37
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Woodhorn
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Ashington Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Woodhorn
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Died 6th February. A triangular shaped stone 4 feet long and 3 feet broad fell from the roof of a longwall working in the Yard seam upon him causing spinal injury. The deputy had examined the place an hour before the accident and thought it safe.