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Surname
SANDHAM
Forename
William
Day
14
Month
09
Year
1903
Age
28
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Outfields
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Outfields Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Little Broughton
County
Cumberland
Details of Event
Deceased and his father were working together in a place 7 yards wide in the Cannel Band when about 2 tons of coal fell from the face end caught him breaking his neck. The coal that fell had been kirved under on the Saturday and a shot fired which only brought part of the coal down. They had filled away the loose coals but had not supported the coal that fell.