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Surname
GRAINGER
Forename
John
Day
20
Month
03
Year
1905
Age
27
Occupation
Coal Cutter
Mine/Quarry Name
Eldon
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Pease & Partners Ltd
Location
Shildon
County
Durham
Details of Event
He was chocking up after a coal-cutter when a stone, twisting out two props and a plank dropped from between two breakers. The noise of the coal-cutter no doubt prevented him hearing any signs of the fall.