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Surname
RENWICKS
Forename
Peter
Day
28
Month
08
Year
1914
Age
61
Occupation
Stoneman
Mine/Quarry Name
Wheatley Hill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Weardale Steel, Coal & Coke Co. Ltd
Location
Wheatley Hill
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased and his mate were taking down baulks and resetting them at a higher level. A baulk was held by end pressure, so that when the end props were removed it did not fall. Deceased was loosening one end with his pick, when the baulk and stone lying upon it, fell away. Loose stones fell on to his feet, so that he fell heavily on to his back, fracturing his pelvis. A middle prop should have been set. He died on 8th September, 1914.