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Surname
WILSHER
Forename
William
Day
11
Month
01
Year
1901
Age
24
Occupation
Back Deputy
Mine/Quarry Name
Lumpsey
Mineral Worked
Ironstone
Owner
Bell Brothers Ltd
Location
Brotton
County
Yorkshire NR
Details of Event
He with other deputies was timbering an old headway and was barring some side stone down to prepare for cutting a baulk hole when a large piece of stone fell and caught him causing such severe injuries that he died two hours after.