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Surname
McEVOY
Forename
Charles
Day
11
Month
11
Year
1910
Age
36
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
West Thornley
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Weardale Steel, Coal & Coke Co. Ltd
Location
Wolsingham
County
Durham
Details of Event
He was working in a narrow place where the coal was 2 feet thick and 8 inches of bottom stone, and 10 inches of top stone were taken away by the hewer to make height. Whilst sitting hewing just under the brow of his top canch a large post stone fell out of the roof on to him. The stone was 4 feet thick and was bounded on all sides by slips. The place was well timbered and it is difficult to suggest how the accident could have been prevented.