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Surname
WARNE
Forename
William
Day
06
Month
06
Year
1901
Age
43
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Sacriston, Shield Row
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Charlaw & Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Sacriston
County
Durham
Details of Event
While filling a tub he caught his side against a plank set with a prop at one end to support roof. He continued to work and filled three more tubs but found he could do no more. It transpired he had broken a rib which had caused haemorrhage from lung. Died on the 9th.