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Surname
WILLIAMS
Forename
Silas
Day
27
Month
05
Year
1914
Age
53
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Dawdon
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Londonderry Collieries Ltd
Location
Seaham Harbour
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased was hewing at the side of a lift in a longwall face, when a piece of coal fell off the face on to his leg fracturing it. The coal is scalloped and not systematically undercut. Deceased failed to detect the danger. He died four months later his death being caused by embolism due to the injury.