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Surname
WALKER
Forename
Charles H.
Day
01
Month
09
Year
1909
Age
28
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Etherley, George Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Henry Stobart & Co. Ltd
Location
Witton Park
County
Durham
Details of Event
He was hewing under an unsupported caunch of top stone, when it fell and fatally injured him. The stone ought to have been supported. The timbering distance in this seam was too great and was reduced by the manager.