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Surname
ANDERSON
Forename
William
Day
23
Month
09
Year
1913
Age
45
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Bedlington, A Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bedlington Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Bedlington
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Deceased was working in a longwall face and was stripping a small dip fault. A stone by 5 feet 6 inches by 1 foot 6 inches canted two planks out and fell, fatally injuring him. It had glazed slips on all four sides and came away from a very smooth parting.