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William Martin
| Age: | 27 |
| Died: | 3rd Sep 1877 |
| Accident: | 3rd Sep 1877 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1850 |
| Colliery: | Seaton Burn |
| Company: | J. Bowes and Partners |
| Occupation: | Changer |
| Notes: | suffocated |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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Went down shaft to repair damage done by the cages in consequence of a broken rope, and whilst in a side drift close to the shaft was supposed to have been suffocated by inhaling the fumes from the ventilating furnace.
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- 1877 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 2003), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 266, Accident Number: 43 Where to find this report
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