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Surname
CHARLTON
Forename
Edward
Day
24
Month
02
Year
1903
Age
47
Occupation
Wasteman
Mine/Quarry Name
Backworth
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Owners of Backworth Collieries
Location
Backworth
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Deceased had suffered from heart disease for some years. On the day of the accident he was filling stones into a kibble which a lad took from him to a stow hoard. He lifted a large stone into the kibble which he himself described to the lad as being like a shark. Shortly afterwards he fell down and died. I saw the stone and could barely lift it and no doubt deceased had strained his heart while lifting it. The jury found: 'Died from heart disease accelerated by over exertion while at work.'.