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Surname
CAMPBELL
Forename
Philip
Day
14
Month
07
Year
1908
Age
40
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Hamsterley
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Hamsterley Colliery Ltd
Location
Hamsterley
County
Durham
Details of Event
He hewed the back-end off, and in so doing removed the coal from beneath a cauldron-bottom 3 feet in diameter by 10 inches thick. The deputy had been in the place about two hours previous to the accident but had not seen any sign of the cauldron-bottom then. The timber was set well up to the face. The seam is thin and water runs down from the roof. These circumstances would render the detection of the cauldron-bottom more difficult than usual.