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Surname
PINKNEY
Forename
Richard Thompson
Day
30
Month
12
Year
1909
Age
32
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Esh
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Pease & Partners Ltd
Location
Esh
County
Durham
Details of Event
He was hewing in a headways lift in the five quarter seam when the roof displaced the timber and fell right across the face. The soft brat had been left up and the timber had been set under it this did not give the props a chance to hold the weight when it came on.