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Surname
HUNTER
Forename
William E.
Day
11
Month
05
Year
1909
Age
21
Occupation
Coal trammer
Mine/Quarry Name
Hetton Staithes
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Hetton Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Hetton le Hole
County
Durham
Details of Event
When riding on the cradle of the drop with a full truck one of the ropes supporting the jib broke and he was thrown on to a girder in the ship below. The contents of the truck fell on him, but the truck fell clear. He died when being conveyed to the hospital.