Full Details

Surname

WILKIN

Forename

William

Day

22

Month

01

Year

1904

Age

16

Occupation

Putter

Mine/Quarry Name

Byers Green

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. Ltd

Location

Byers Green

County

Durham

Details of Event

When assisting off-take boy to winch hauling rope the engineman instead of giving slack tightened the rope and the handle flew round and hit him on the head and face causing severe wound on forehead and bruising of face. Died March 20th.