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Surname
ROBERTSON
Forename
Joseph Robert
Day
15
Month
12
Year
1910
Age
20
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Gordon House
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
North Bitchburn Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cockfield
County
Durham
Details of Event
He had fired a shot at the left side of a place 12 feet wide and went into his marrows working until the gunpowder fumes cleared away. On returning to the face he was caught by a fill of stone, the greater part of which was exposed after the shot was fired the stone formed part of a post roll in which there were some coal partings, and the presence of these had caused him to sound the front side of the stone before firing the shot, and he was apparently satisfied that it was safe. His injuries proved to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and he died on 22nd December.