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Surname
WONNACOTT
Forename
John Jeffrey
Day
10
Month
04
Year
1905
Age
58
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Cramlington
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cramlington Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cramlington
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Deceased and his marrow were working on the last portion of a pillar of coal in the Main coal seam. The place was about 6 yards wide and was loose on both sides and the coal appears to have been crushed and would not stand much kyrving. While deceased was kyrving a few inches in at the left side, a mass of coal extending half way across the place fell from the upper 4 feet of the seam and caught him. It was relieved by a sparry cleat. The deputy had been in the place an hour before the accident and thought it safe. There was an ample supply of loose timber but the coal was so loose that spragging was hardly possible. The Local Inspectors reported, ‘It was a pure accident.’