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Surname
CATON
Forename
Thomas
Day
03
Month
12
Year
1902
Age
54
Occupation
Shifter
Mine/Quarry Name
Linton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Ashington Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Ellington & Linton
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
A longwall face in the Yard seam been laid off the previous day by the deputy on account of bad stone. Repairers went in at night took down the stone and the place was timbered ready for the hewers. The stone taken down was built at the sides and some of this fell away and the deputy making his examination next morning before the entry of the hewers observed and reported this and deceased with the chargeman returned to place to make it secure and while so engaged a large fall of roof took place and killed him.