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Surname
WHITTAKER
Forename
George
Day
15
Month
08
Year
1907
Age
24
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Binchester
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. Ltd
Location
Spennymoor
County
Durham
Details of Event
He was hewing in a jud when a stone, 3 feet by 3.25 feet by 3.25 feet, fell from a slip on its left side and a 2 feet dip hitch on its outbye side, and broke his spine. He died 2nd February, 1908. The deputy had been in the place ten minutes prior to the stone falling, but he had net seen anything wrong.