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Surname
GREENER
Forename
John
Day
18
Month
02
Year
1904
Age
60
Occupation
Deputy
Mine/Quarry Name
Seaton Delaval
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Seaton Delaval Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Seaton Delaval
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Died March 4th. There was some evidence that deceased's left eye bad been struck by a chip of wood in the pit on February 18 also that the eye had been injured some years ago at an adjacent colliery by a shot exploding on him. He did not work after February 18 owing to pain in his eye and after consulting an eye specialist in Newcastle it was decided to remove it. Chloroform was administered on March 4, and he died under it from heart failure. An inquest was held but no notice was given to me and, so far as I could gather evidence was practically limited to what took place at the operation. Compensation was refused but on a trial in the County Court it was awarded.