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Surname
HENRY
Forename
Edward
Day
17
Month
12
Year
1914
Age
61
Occupation
Deputy
Mine/Quarry Name
Eppleton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lambton & Hetton Collieries Ltd
Location
Hetton
County
Durham
Details of Event
On visiting a place deceased found that a tub was catching a prop, which was under one end of a plank spanning the putters road. He hammered the top of the prop back and knocked it out. A large stone which lay on the plank, and another 4 feet away, broke down the planks and fell on to him. He died the next day from his injuries He should have set additional supports or temporary supports while he affected the repair.