Full Details

Surname

WEARMOUTH

Forename

Robert Jnr

Day

13

Month

10

Year

1900

Age

23

Occupation

Labourer

Mine/Quarry Name

East Hetton

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Walter Scott Ltd

Location

Kelloe

County

Durham

Details of Event

He was cleaning out a boiler and the boiler minder sludged some of the other boilers some scale had got into and prevented the valve of this boiler shutting closely and there was a slight escape of steam which severely scalded him all over the body. Died on the 17th.