Full Details

Surname

SMITH

Forename

John Thomas

Day

13

Month

12

Year

1911

Age

24

Occupation

Hewer

Mine/Quarry Name

North Bitchburn

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

North Bitchburn Coal Co. Ltd

Location

Howden le Wear

County

Durham

Details of Event

He was working with another hewer in a broken lift 5 yards wide, in a seam 2 feet thick, when a stone, the full width of the place and 14 inches thick, fell from between a slip close to the face, and another 3 feet 6 inches from it. There was no neglect in the timbering of the place.