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Surname
ELLIOTT
Forename
William
Day
25
Month
03
Year
1913
Age
25
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Lumley, 6th Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lambton & Hetton Collieries Ltd
Location
Great Lumley
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased and another hewer were turning a lift away out of a split. The way in the split was spanned by planks on props. To let the man get to the coal the deputy middled two planks and drew out the end props near the coal. Later he fired two shots for them and gave them permission to draw a middle prop from another plank at the tub end. The roof was bad and probably all this altering of timber set it working. A piece of stone from a roll, 4 feet 6 inches long, 2 feet 6 inches wide and 1 foot thick, fell from the roof, breaking down a plank. It fell on to deceased and broke his neck.