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Surname
HUTCHINSON
Forename
John
Day
15
Month
01
Year
1913
Age
65
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Eldon
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Pease & Partners Ltd
Location
Shildon
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased was hewing in a headway in a seam 3 feet thick, when a stone 5 feet 6 inches diameter and 1 foot 9 inches at the thickest part, a cauldron bottom, fell from the roof on to him. The place was well timbered, and the stone carried out a prop.