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Surname
SMITH
Forename
John Thomas
Day
13
Month
12
Year
1911
Age
24
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
North Bitchburn
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
North Bitchburn Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Howden le Wear
County
Durham
Details of Event
He was working with another hewer in a broken lift 5 yards wide, in a seam 2 feet thick, when a stone, the full width of the place and 14 inches thick, fell from between a slip close to the face, and another 3 feet 6 inches from it. There was no neglect in the timbering of the place.