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Surname
STEVENS
Forename
William
Day
17
Month
08
Year
1906
Age
38
Occupation
Stoneman
Mine/Quarry Name
Seaton Delaval
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Seaton Delaval Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Seaton Delaval
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Deceased and another stoneman were shooting down post stone at the face of a longwall gateway in the 2nd North way of the Main Coal seam of the E. F. pits. They had fired a shot charged with 44 cartridges of gelignite and were ploting it; deceased went under the brow to pinch down a stone from the side, and when he had done so a stone weighing about a ton fell from the brow and killed him. He was got clear in 10 minutes but was then dead. The stone was released by two jacks almost at right angles, apparently not visible before the accident, and the other sides were free forming the brow of the caunch it was held in position by the stone deceased pinched down. The Local Inspectors reported, ‘As far as we were able to judge the necessary precautions were taken for his safety, and in our personal opinion it was a pure accident.'