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Surname
KING
Forename
John
Day
26
Month
10
Year
1910
Age
52
Occupation
Filler
Mine/Quarry Name
Elemore
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Hetton Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Hetton le Hole
County
Durham
Details of Event
Owing to the seam being thinner than usual, six inches of seggar was taken up to make tub height in order that the tubs might be taken along the face. After this was done, however, there was only a space of five inches between the roof and tub top. In order to make more tubbing space it was customary to tilt up one end of the tub by means of a short prop, as was done in this case. The deceased had filled his tub and was reaching over to spread the coals, when he evidently shook the tub causing the prop supporting the other end to fall out, and his head was crushed between the other end and the roof. He died four days later.