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Surname
GOURLAY or GOURLEY
Forename
John
Day
08
Month
11
Year
1901
Age
25
Occupation
Loco. Guard
Mine/Quarry Name
Seaton Burn
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Seaton Burn Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Brunswick
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Inspection made. The workmen’s’ carriages were being shunted by a loco attached by a chain on another line of rails. Deceased was sitting on the buffer and owing to the slippery nature of the rails the carriage ran too far and he was unable to disconnect the chain which crushed him round abdomen.