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Surname
NEVISON
Forename
Joseph Henry
Day
10
Month
10
Year
1912
Age
40
Occupation
Sinker
Mine/Quarry Name
Park House Mine
Mineral Worked
Iron Ore
Owner
Workington Iron & Steel Co. Ltd
Location
Bigrigg
County
Cumberland
Details of Event
The accident occurred in a sinking shaft during timbering operations. The empty tackle had been sent away and a portion of it, owing to careless attachment, fell back down the shaft and struck deceased on the head.