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Surname
VISICK
Forename
Edward
Day
07
Month
02
Year
1908
Age
41
Occupation
Engine Fitter
Mine/Quarry Name
Wheal Kitty
Mineral Worked
Tin
Owner
Wheal Kitty & Penhalls United Ltd
Location
St Agnes
County
Cornwall
Details of Event
He was about to examine a valve of the winding engine and having failed to see that the steam in the pipe between the cut-off valve at the boiler and the engine had escaped, on his opening the valve chest steam rushed out and scalded him.