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Surname
TERNENT
Forename
Arthur
Day
28
Month
04
Year
1914
Age
31
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Felling
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Bowes & Ptrs Ltd
Location
Felling
County
Durham
Details of Event
Whilst hewing at the face of the mother gate in a longwall step face district, he was trapped by an inrush of water from old workings and drowned. The position of these old workings was known, but proper precautions had not been taken in accordance with Section 68 of the CM. A., 1911.