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Surname
McGUINNES
Forename
Richard
Day
28
Month
04
Year
1902
Age
24
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Seghill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Joseph Laycock & Co.
Location
Seghill
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Occurred in broken workings in the Blake seam which is about 6 feet thick with a stone band 16 inches thick in the centre of the Seam. The deceased was kirving in the band when the top coal fell on him. Sprags should have been set. The deputy was present when the accident happened.