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Surname
STOKER
Forename
William
Day
05
Month
03
Year
1914
Age
28
Occupation
Stoneman
Mine/Quarry Name
Newbottle, Dorothea Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lambton & Hetton Collieries Ltd
Location
Philadelphia
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased was engaged in putting an 11 feet wide place across an old fallen bord. The loose stone had been excavated for a distance of 4 feet beyond the last balk, and the exposed roof was supported by longitudinal planks off this balk and tie stone ahead. He was cutting some low stone preparatory to getting another balk in, when the roof at the face collapsed, carrying out the balk nearest to the face. The mistakes made were, first, in trying to go so far beyond a balk, and second, in not tying all the balks together.