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James K. Jacobs
| Age: | 34 |
| Died: | 26th Jun 1914 |
| Accident: | 10th Jun 1914 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1880 |
| Colliery: | Witton |
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| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | died from septicaemia, alleged to have been caused by a fall of stone, when his head was cut |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| Arbitration Committee — 5th October 1914 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee
Committee Meeting
Held on October 5th 1914
Witton. James K. Jacobs, 34, hewer.
Died on June 26th, 1914, from septicaemia, alleged to have been caused by a fall of stone, when his head was cut on June 10th, 1914. Deceased worked up till June 15th, and reported the accident to a deputy.
Deceased left a widow and three children entirely dependent.
Dr. McCullagh attended the post-mortem on June 26th, and reported as follows :—
Death due to septicaemia following abscess. The injury to head could not in any way be connected with the abscess in the hip.
Whether the injury to the head lowered his vitality arid made him less able to withstand or cope with the septic poisoning is quite feasible, but there is absolutely no proof from the postmortem examination that it did so.
Adjourned until next meeting.
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/39, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1914 (two volumes: covers Jan-Jun, Jul-Dec)
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