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Surname
SMITH
Forename
Walter
Day
11
Month
12
Year
1906
Age
15
Occupation
Coupler
Mine/Quarry Name
Dean & Chapter
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bolckow, Vaughan & Co, Ltd
Location
Ferryhill
County
Durham
Details of Event
He was coupling some tubs together when a piece of roof broke away at a keen dip and fell upon his back, The rolleyway where the accident happened was being made higher and the projecting end of the canch was supported by a baulk. The stone, in falling, canted over the baulk.