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Surname
HALEY
Forename
John
Day
14
Month
03
Year
1904
Age
38
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Shotton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Horden Collieries Ltd
Location
Shotton
County
Durham
Details of Event
Took ill after leaving pit and died the following day. The death was alleged to have been accelerated by his straining himself while assisting to lift a full tub on to the way but a post-mortem examination showed death was due to heart failure following congestion of lungs and liver.