Full Details

Surname

WINN

Forename

William

Day

09

Month

12

Year

1908

Age

41

Occupation

Hewer

Mine/Quarry Name

Sacriston

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Charlaw & Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd

Location

Sacriston

County

Durham

Details of Event

Alleged to have strained himself whilst at work in the mine. Medical evidence at the inquest said he would have died in any case very shortly, but that death was probably accelerated by the alleged strain received in the mine.