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Mason Birbeck
| Age: | 49 |
| Died: | 1st Dec 1890 |
| Accident: | 1st Dec 1890 6:30 AM, 1st hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1841 |
| Colliery: | Woodend, No. 11 Pit (Metalliferous) |
| Company: | Sir James Bain and Co. |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Notes: | struck by stone from shot; the deceased had lighted the fuses of two shots and retired to a place of safety; the reports of two shots were heard (one of which was in another working), and on deceased returning to his working, the second shot exploded, and a portion of ore from the shot struck him and killed him |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| 04 Dec 1890 | Pit Fatality At Egremont (Whitehaven News) |
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- 1890 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6346), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 21, Accident Number: 9 Where to find this report
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