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Surname
BELLAMY
Forename
Thomas
Day
08
Month
10
Year
1902
Age
25
Occupation
Coal filler
Mine/Quarry Name
Newbottle, Margaret Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lambton Collieries Ltd
Location
Newbottle
County
Durham
Details of Event
He was assisting to get a tub on to way in a gateway when he got a shock from the coal cutting electric cables caused by a short circuit the armouring of the cable. A fall of stone had fallen on to the cable and caused the armour wire to penetrate the insulation and come in contact with the internal copper wire.