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Surname
WILKIN
Forename
William
Day
22
Month
01
Year
1904
Age
16
Occupation
Putter
Mine/Quarry Name
Byers Green
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. Ltd
Location
Byers Green
County
Durham
Details of Event
When assisting off-take boy to winch hauling rope the engineman instead of giving slack tightened the rope and the handle flew round and hit him on the head and face causing severe wound on forehead and bruising of face. Died March 20th.