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Surname
ROE
Forename
William
Day
18
Month
09
Year
1914
Age
49
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Ushaw Moor
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Pease & Partners Ltd
Location
Brandon & Byshottles
County
Durham
Details of Event
He was taking off a stork in brokens in a seam 8 feet thick, when a stone, 8 feet S inches long, 3 feet 4 inches wide, and an average thickness of 2 feet, fell from the roof on to him, without warning, as he sat kirving. This stone was bounded by slips. It carried out two props.