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Surname
HILLS
Forename
George
Day
06
Month
10
Year
1909
Age
37
Occupation
Bricklayer
Mine/Quarry Name
Murton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Murton
County
Durham
Details of Event
When building a chimney, part of the cornice fell and broke the scaffold on which he was standing. He fell 26 feet to the ground, and was injured internally. He died five days afterwards in hospital.