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Surname
KIRK
Forename
William
Day
06
Month
08
Year
1904
Age
52
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Bewick Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Charles Perkins & Partners
Location
Urpeth
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased worked alone as a hewer and he was found by the deputy sitting on his cracket murmuring incoherently. The deputy went for assistance and when he returned deceased had fallen over and cut his head slightly. He was taken to the surface but died in a few hours. An inquest was held after a post-mortem examination when medical evidence showed that death was caused by cerebral haemorrhage due to Bright’s disease. The Local Inspectors examined the place and reported "found the timber and the place satisfactory."