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Surname
HOUSTON
Forename
John Thomas
Day
23
Month
01
Year
1914
Age
31
Occupation
Shifter
Mine/Quarry Name
North Walbottle
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
North Walbottle Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Walbottle
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
A shot had been fired in the top canch of a skirting, and deceased was packing the stone which had been brought down. He was underneath the canch when a stone came away between two vertical joints, canted a prop out and crushed him. The shot-firer had returned after firing to make the required examination before the shifters commenced work.