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Surname
WINN
Forename
William
Day
09
Month
12
Year
1908
Age
41
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Sacriston
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Charlaw & Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Sacriston
County
Durham
Details of Event
Alleged to have strained himself whilst at work in the mine. Medical evidence at the inquest said he would have died in any case very shortly, but that death was probably accelerated by the alleged strain received in the mine.