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Surname
MATTHEWS
Forename
Mason
Day
12
Month
04
Year
1900
Age
62
Occupation
Shifter
Mine/Quarry Name
Allhallows
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Allerdale Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Mealsgate
County
Cumberland
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. He was cleaning up on the haulage road when a flag of stone about 6in thick and 16ft. long fell causing fracture of the skull and spine. The stone was of a tough nature and it had not been considered necessary to timber it.