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Surname
ELLIOTT
Forename
Robert
Day
15
Month
12
Year
1908
Age
36
Occupation
Stoneman
Mine/Quarry Name
Lumley, 6th Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lambton Collieries Ltd
Location
Great Lumley
County
Durham
Details of Event
He was making height in a new engine plane, and a piece of the caunch in falling struck a 7.5 feet prop. This prop struck him in the face and knocked him down. The back of his head came in contact with a rail which was lying near to, and his skull was fractured.